The United Reformed Church Archive 1936-2010

Catalogued by Jennifer Delves, Archivist and Records Manager, 2010-2011 1

The United Reformed Church

Contents Page

Introduction 2

Summary list 7

Detailed list 11

Appendix 1: General Assembly dates and locations 355

Appendix 2: Uniting Assemblies 356

Appendix 3: General Secretaries and Deputy General Secretaries 356

Appendix 4: General Assembly Moderators 357

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The United Reformed Church (URC), 1936-2010 URC

Introduction

Introduction to the URC

The United Reformed Church was created in 1972 by the uniting of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales. The Reformed Association of Churches of Christ joined in 1981 and the Scottish Congregational Church in 2000.

The URC is a Trinitarian church based in the United Kingdom. Its theological roots are Calvinist and its historical and organisational roots are in the Presbyterian, Congregational and Churches of Christ traditions. The Bible is taken to be its supreme authority together with certain historic statements of the United Reformed Church.

The United Reformed Church takes the name ‘Reformed’ in recognition of its roots in the Genevan Reformation of the 16th Century. It has a commitment to continual reformation in order to be a church for today as summed up in the traditional motto, "Reformans Semper Reformandans.” The URC is part of the worldwide family of reformed churches, "The World Communion of Reformed Churches," which has a membership of over 80 million.

The URC believes that all God’s people should be one and therefore seeks to work closely with Christians of all traditions and has united with a number of other churches.

In 2010 the United Reformed Church had approximately sixty-eight thousand members, nearly 700 ministers and 1500 congregations.

As with all organisations, the structure of the URC and the titles, functions, format, and even existence of its governing bodies, committees and sub-committees have changed over time and will continue to do so. This is reflected throughout the catalogue.

Key dates:

1972: United Reformed Church formed by a union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the majority of churches in the Congregational Church in England and Wales

1981: The Reformed Association of Churches of Christ unites with the URC

2000: The URC and the Scottish Congregational Church (previously the Congregational Union of Scotland) unite

For further information see the URC’s website and the ‘related materials’ section below.

Description

This collection consists of the records of the national United Reformed Church from its foundation in 1972 (although it contains some records created prior to this date). Records of the URC’s regional administrative divisions e.g. synods and local churches including baptismal, confirmation and marriage records are found elsewhere (see ‘related materials’ below). 3

Acquisition details

The initial deposit of the URC archive was made to the Congregational Library in 2011 by the URC’s archivist and records manager, Jennifer Delves. All records over 15 years old shall be transferred to the Congregational Library at five year intervals unless they continue to be required for operational purposes by the URC. Where records continue to be held for work purposes by the URC researchers may notice gaps in the content of the archive. Please contact the URC’s records manager (contact details can be found on the URC website) about the possibility of accessing these records.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged in such a way so as to best reflect the activities of the URC. The papers are arranged by function rather than organisational structure as function is the more stable of the two.

The collection has thus been divided into six sections as follows:

A. Governance B. Ministers and Ministry C. Activities D. Union E. Facilitative functions and resources F. Publications

Abbreviations

The following is a list of abbreviations used in the catalogue and in the documents themselves. However, where possible the full term is used in the catalogue with the exception of the ‘United Reformed Church’ (‘URC’), ‘Fellowship of United Reformed Youth’ (‘FURY’) and ‘General Assembly of the URC’ (‘GA’ or ‘Assembly’).

Abbreviation Full term

ACC Asian Christian Church ACTS Action of Churches Together in Scotland AGOGAL Advisory Group on Grants and Loans BCC British Council of Churches c.year Within 5 years either side of this year CCBI Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland CCOM Churches' Commission on Mission CCOS Churches Commission on Overseas Students CEC Conference of European Churches CETYCW Council for Education and Training in Youth and Community Work CIM Churches Information for Mission CMC Churches Main Committee CMC (CRCW) Central Management Committee (CRCW) 4

CME Continuing Ministerial Education Subcommittee CRCW Church Related Community Worker/ Work CRE Commission for Racial Equality CTE Churches Together in England CWM Council for World Mission CWMC Community of Women and Men in the Church DES Department of Education and Science DfEE Department For Education and Employment DfES Department for Education and Skills DSW Discipleship, Stewardship and Witness DYS District Youth Secretary/ Secretaries EECCS European Ecumenical Commission for Church and Society EECOD European Ecumenical Organisation for Development EKP Evangelical Kirche der Pfalz EPURC Employment practise in the URC FoF Friends of FURY FURY Fellowship of United Reformed Youth GA/ Assembly General Assembly of the URC GEAR Group for Evangelism and Renewal IDWAL Inter-diocesan West African Links IESC International Exchange subcommittee GEAR Group for Evangelism and Renewal JPIC Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation LEAD Love Equality And Dignity LEP Local Ecumenical Partnership LMS London Missionary Society MES Ministry in Ecumenical Situations MEW Mission and Ecumenical Work at Home MOM Maintenance of the Ministry NCVYS National Council for Voluntary Youth Services n.d. No date given NFP New FURY Project NSBP Not strangers but Pilgrims NYCTO National Youth and Children’s Training Officer OESC Overseas Exchange subcommittee PCK The Presbyterian Church of Korea POM Patterns of Ministry PROK The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea PYS Provincial Youth Secretary/ Secretaries RPAG Resource Planning Advisory Group SCC Scottish Congregational Church SCIFU Scottish Church Initiative for Union SCWE Scottish Churches World Exchange SDRG Sexuality Debate Response Group 5

SOAS School of African and Oriental Studies SPIN Sharing People in Network TLS Training for Learning and Serving URC United Reformed Church UWI Union of Welsh Independents URC United Reformed Church URCGSF URC Guides and Scouts Fellowship WARC World Alliance of Reformed Churches WCC World Council of Churches WCM World Church & Mission WDYT What Do You Think WISCC Whitefield International Student Chaplaincy Centre Y&CW Youth and Children’s Work YLTO Youth Leadership Training Officers

Appraisal

Throughout this catalogue coherent files have been treated as such and original file titles have been indicated in single inverted commas. All other titles have been assigned by the archivist.

Access status

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level.

Access conditions

The majority of papers in this collection are available for study subject to the rules and conditions of the Congregational Library. Material under fifteen years old may remain closed until it reaches this age. Due to their potentially sensitive nature ministers’ files will remain closed for thirty years after the death of the minister and files relating to the discipline of ministers will remain closed for fifty years after the death of the relevant minister.

Reproduction conditions

Copies of records may be supplied to researchers without further reference to the URC for use in private study, subject to current copyright legislation and provided that the copying process will not damage the document.

Copyright

Copyright of most of the material in this collection is held by the United Reformed Church. The Library will, if appropriate, give consent on behalf of the URC for the publication of the whole or part of any copyright work among the records that is in the copyright of the URC. The Library will advise users that they may, to the extent permitted by copyright law, use or quote from any work among the records that is in copyright which is the property of a third party.

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Language

English Small amount of French, German and Italian

Related material

Other records of the URC Records of the URC synods (regional bodies) are held by those bodies (contact details can be found on the URC website). Records of local churches including baptismal, confirmation and marriage records are held either by those churches or will have been deposited in the church’s local record office.

Other archive material . The archives of the Congregational Union of England and Wales (later the Congregational Church in England and Wales) are also held at Dr Williams’s Library. . The archive of the Presbyterian Church in England is held at Westminster College, Cambridge (Westminster College, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0AA). . The records of the Churches of Christ (also known as the Disciples of Christ) are also at Westminster College, Cambridge (address above). . The archive of the Council for World Mission (CWM), formerly the London Missionary Society is held by the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) as are the records of Presbyterian and Churches or Christ missionary activity (The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG). . The archive of St Andrew’s Hall, Selly Oak College is held by Birmingham University (Special Collections, Cadbury Research Library, Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT)

Further information The United Reformed Church History Society (Westminster College, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0AA) can advise on published sources of information about the history of the URC.

Extent

2017 files

Box numbers

URC 1-261 URC A-Q

Cataloguing details

Catalogued by Jennifer Delves, Archivist and Records Manager, 2010-2011. 7

Summary list

The arrangement by section is as follows:

Page A. Governance 11 A/a URC Trust 12 A/b Governing bodies/ committees 12 A/b/1 Executive Committee 13 A/b/2 General Assembly 13 A/b/2/1 Audio and visual recordings 13 A/b/2/2 Working papers and correspondence 16 A/b/2/3 Resources and publications 17 A/b/3 Mission Council 18 A/b/4 Committees involved in key decision making about the 19 governance, organisation and structure of the URC A/c Personnel 25 A/c/1 General Secretary 25 A/c/2 Deputy General Secretary 25 A/c/3 Assembly Moderators 25 A/c/4 Synod Moderators 26 A/d Legal 26 A/d/1 Documents 27 A/d/2 Advice 27

B. Ministers and Ministry 28 B/a Assembly Committees 28 B/b Roll of Ministers 45 B/c Special Category Ministries 46 B/d CRCW 50 B/d/1 Working papers, publications, correspondence 51 B/d/2 CRCW projects 53 B/e Education 57 B/e/ 1 Relationship with training colleges 58 B/e/2 Students 61 B/e/3 Training courses, training development and review 64 B/e/4 Other 65 B/f Ministerial welfare and discipline 66 B/g Multi-cultural ministries 66 B/g/1 Chinese Ministry 66 B/g/2 Nigerian Ministry 69 B/g/3 Ghanaian Ministry – Ghanaian Chaplaincy and Ghanaian Union 69 B/g/3/1 Ghanaian Chaplaincy minutes and agendas 70 B/g/3/2 Ghanaian Chaplaincy reports 71 8

B/g/3/3 Ghanaian Chaplaincy correspondence and papers 71 B/g/3/4 Ghanaian Union 81 B/h Publications and resources 83 B/i Miscellaneous 87

C. Activities 89 C/a Assembly Committees (excluding young people committees) 89 C/b Young People 97 C/b/1 Committees 98 C/b/2 Children, youth & Pilots joint activities 107 C/b/2/1 Resources/ publications 107 C/b/2/2 Activities 108 C/b/2/3 Other 108 C/b/3 Youth/ FURY 109 C/b/3/1 Publications and resources 110 C/b/3/2 Activities 113 C/b/3/3 FURY Assembly 116 C/b/3/4 Other 117 C/b/4 Pilots post-1972 120 C/b/4/1 Resources and publications 120 C/b/4/2 Activities 126 C/b/4/3 Companies 127 C/b/4/4 Other 129 C/b/5 Pilots pre-1972 130 C/b/6 Child Protection 134 C/b/7 Grants and funding 135 C/b/7/1 Department of Education and Science (DES) funding 135 C/b/7/2 Grants for National Voluntary Youth Organisations 136 1999-2002 C/b/7/3 Grants for National Voluntary Youth Organisations 139 2002-2005 C/b/8 Personnel 141 C/b/9 Uniformed Organisations 144 C/b/10 Ginger Group 144 C/b/11 Children 145 C/b/11/1 Publications and resources 145 C/b/11/2 Other 146 C/c Projects and Campaigns 148 C/c/1 Patterns of Ministry (POM) 148 C/c/2 Future Patterns of Ministry 158 C/c/3 Catch the Vision 160 C/c/4 Human Sexuality 166 C/c/4/1 1991 report on sexuality 167 C/c/4/2 1999 Report on Human Sexuality 168 9

C/c/5 Women in the URC (including SPIN) 186 C/c/7 Employment Practice in the United Reformed Church (EPURC) 189 C/c/8 "A Study of Organisational Growth and Development of the 190 Congregational, Presbyterian and United Reformed Churches" C/d Ecumenical relations (UK) 191 C/d/1 Discussions with other UK churches 191 C/d/2 Involvement with ecumenical bodies and other churches 198 including General Secretary's correspondence with these bodies and churches C/d/3 General Activities 201 C/e Community & Society 204 C/e/1 URC Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Group (JPIC) 204 C/e/2 Urban, rural and industrial work 206 C/e/3 Committee for Health and Healing 208 C/e/4 Housing 211 C/e/5 Environment 211 C/e/6 Economics 212 C/e/7 Education 213 C/e/8 Peace 213 C/e/9 Other activities 213 C/e/10 Employment 217 C/e/11 Aging 217 C/d/12 Assisted dying 218 C/f Multi-cultural/ multi-faith 218 C/f/1 Consultations, dialogues and discussions with and on other faiths 218 C/f/2 Racial justice 221 C/f/3 General 221 C/g Theology & worship 222 C/h International 226 C/h/1 Involvement with international churches including General 226 Secretary’s correspondence with these churches C/h/2 Involvement with international ecumenical bodies including 239 General Secretary’s correspondence with these bodies and URC’s involvement with Europe C/h/3 Commitment for Life 243 C/h/4 General international activities 246 C/i Other Activities 248 C/i/1 Holiday Forum 248 C/i/2 The Millennium 249 C/i/3 Colloque Franco-Britanique 249 C/i/4 URC Waldensian Fellowship 251

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D. Union 258 D/a 1972: The Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational 258 Church in England and Wales D/b 1981: Churches of Christ 280 D/c 2000: Congregational Union of Scotland (previously 283 Congregational Union of Scotland) D/d 1978-1982: Churches Council for Covenanting 288 D/e Admission/ secession of individual churches 294

E. Facilitative functions and resources 299 E/a Finance and pensions 299 E/a/1 Committees 299 E/a/2 Papers and correspondence 307 E/b Property 307 E/b/1 URC Housing Association Ltd 308 E/b/2 Windermere Centre 309 E/b/3 Yardley Hastings (National Youth Resource Centre) 310 E/b/4 Church House 312 E/b/5 Other 313 E/c Archive and history 313 E/d Human resources 314 E/e Communications and public relations 314

F. Publications 315 F/a Reform magazine 315 F/a/1 Reform working papers and correspondence 315 F/a/2 Reform photographs 316 F/b Other 348 F/c URC Manual 348 F/c/1 Working papers and correspondence 349 F/d Reformed Quarterly 349 F/e URC Hymnbook 349 F/e/1 Working papers and correspondence 350 F/e/2 Committee minutes and papers 350 F/f URC Prayer handbook 351 F/h URC leaflets and booklets 351

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Detailed list

Governance, 1972-2007 URC/A

Extent

61 files 290 cassettes; 29 mini-discs; 80 CDs

Box numbers

URC 1- URC 14; URC H-URC P

Description

The URC is governed by a combined form of Presbyterian and Congregationalist polity. Each congregation is governed by a Church Meeting consisting of all the members. This is the ultimate decision-making body in the congregation. There is also an Elders' Meeting which advises the Church Meeting and shares with the minister the spiritual and pastoral oversight of the church. Elders are normally elected to serve for a specific period of time.

At a regional level, representatives of the congregations assemble in a Synod. There are 13 URC Synods: eleven in England, one in Scotland and one in Wales. Each Synod is served by a moderator. The Synod, its staff and committees provide oversight, give pastoral care and make important decisions about where ministers serve and how churches share ministry. Synods usually hold property in trust and make many key financial decisions. Until 2000 Synods, with the exception of the Synod of Wales, were known as ‘Provinces.’

When the URC was formed District Councils were created as a layer between Synods and the local church. Each Synod contained several Districts. District Councils were abolished around 2007.

The URC has a General Assembly (led by two Moderators) which gathers representatives of the whole of the URC to meet biennially (prior to 2008 the General Assembly met annually and was led by one moderator). The General Assembly plans the activity of the URC across Great Britain and makes key policy decisions about the direction of the life of the denomination. It also appoints central staff, receives reports from national committees, and deals with substantial reports and initiatives. The Synods are represented along with the convenors of the Assembly's standing committees. A permanent staff, led by the General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary, services the Assembly and its committees.

Mission Council is the executive body of the General Assembly. It was created in 1992, taking over much of the work of the Executive Committee. Its role is to enable the Church, in its General Assembly, to take a more comprehensive view of the activity and policy of the Church; to decide more carefully about priorities; and to encourage the outreach of the Church to the community. Its service is directly towards the Assembly, but its concern is with the whole Church and all its members. While Mission Council services and maintains the work of the Assembly from one year to the next, its principal concern is with the URC’s future direction and the support of all its members [Assembly Reports 1992, 2008 & 2010]. Mission Council not only 12

acts on behalf of Assembly but also acts on its own behalf, taking advice from its advisory groups. It may instigate work, appoint a special task group or ask Assembly committees to co- operate in undertaking a piece of work on its behalf. It is also often asked to be a sounding board for committees shaping new policies before bringing them to General Assembly.

The United Reformed Church headquarters can be found in Church House, Tavistock Place, London. This was previously the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church.

Access status

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level.

A Governance Dates 1972-2010 61 files 290 cassettes; 29 mini-discs; 80 CDs

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/a URC Trust 1978-1984

2 files

The United Reformed Church Trust was formed as a company under the Companies Acts 1985 and 2006. The Trust holds assets on behalf of the Church and its objective is “to advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines, principles, usages and Basis of Union of the URC.” There are six national church office-bearers ('Ex-Officio' members); other members are appointed by General Assembly for a maximum of six years. The trust meets four times per year.

Open

A/a/1 URC Trust working papers 1978-1984

2 files

Open

A/b Governing bodies/ committees 1972-2010

45 files 290 cassettes; 29 mini-discs; 80 CDs

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

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A/b/1 Executive Committee 1972-1992

7 files

When this committee was established in 1972 its remit was to act between Assemblies on all matters referred to it by Assembly. It had the duty of acting for Assembly when a quick decision and action was required but always in the light of the policy of the Assembly [Assembly Report 1972]. Its duties were absorbed by the new Mission Council in 1992.

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A/b/1/1 Executive Committee minutes (signed) July 1972- Mar 1992 3 files

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A/b/1/2 Executive Committee committee papers Oct 1973- Mar 1992 3 files

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A/b/1/3 Executive Committee attendance book 1972-1990

1 file

Open

A/b/2 General Assembly 1984-2010

10 files 290 cassettes; 29 mini-discs; 80 CDs

F/a/2/1 contains photographs of General Assembly taken by Reform

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/b/2/1 Audio and visual recordings 1990-2010

These audio recordings are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

290 cassettes; 29 mini-discs; 80 CDs 14

Open

A/b/2/1/1 Audio recordings n.d.

22 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/2 Assembly 1991: Apr 29- 3 May, Torquay 1991

23 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/3 Assembly 1993: 5-9 July, Portsmouth 1993

23 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/4 Assembly 1990: 14-18 May, Wolverhampton 1990

20 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/5 Assembly 1996: 6-9 July, York 1996

19 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/6 Assembly 1999: 5-9 July, Southport 1999

22 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/7 Assembly 2000: 1-4 July, London 2000

20 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/8 Assembly 2001: 16-19 July, York 2001

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14 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/-9 Assembly 2002: 4-8 July, St Andrews 2002

24 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/10 Assembly 2000: 1-4 July, London 2000

7 mini discs

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/11 Assembly 2003: 5-8 July, Portsmouth 2003

17 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/12 Assembly 2004: 3-6 July, Glamorgan 2004

16 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/13 Assembly 2005: 2-5 July, Warwick 2005

16 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/14 Assembly 2006: 7-10 July, Exeter 2006

21 CDs

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/15 Assembly 2007: Manchester 2007

18 CDs

Open: held at the URC offices

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A/b/2/1/16 Audio recordings n.d.

18 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/17 Audio recordings n.d.

17 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/18 Audio recordings n.d.

19 cassettes

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/19 Assembly 2010: 2-5 July, Loughborough 2010

41 CDs 22 Mini discs

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/1/20 Assembly 2010: 2-5 July, Loughborough 2010

Hard drive with video of Assembly

Open: held at the URC offices

A/b/2/2 Working papers and correspondence 1989-1995

5 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/b/2/2/1 Appeal to the General Assembly by Toller URC, Kettering, against a 1993-1994 decision of the Northamptonshire District Council, East Midlands Synod

2 files

Including working papers; draft and final report; correspondence

This file is closed until 2024

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A/b/2/2/2 Arbitration between Minster Road URC and the Synod of Wales over 1995 Star Street URC

1 file

Includes papers, correspondence, solicitors' advice

This file is closed until 2025

A/b/2/2/3 General Secretary's correspondence: small amount of 1990 correspondence about issues that will be raised at Assembly

1 file

Includes correspondence on amendments to the Basis of Union and presidency at the Lord's supper

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A/b/2/2/4 Correspondence with MPs on issues raised at the General Assembly 1989 including Tiananmen Square, China and South Africa

1 file

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A/b/2/3 Resources and publications 1984-2006

5 files

Assembly Records & Reports from 1972 can be found in the Congregational Library but are kept separately from the archive. The Assembly Records & Reports since 2003 are also available on the URC website.

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A/b/2/3/1 General Assembly programmes 1984-1989

1 file

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A/b/2/3/2 General Assembly programmes and worship material 1990-2006

2 files

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A/b/2/3/3 Moderators’ addresses to Assembly 1973-2006

1 file

Includes: “A dangerous age – God’s age,” Kenneth Slack (1973); Address (1974); Address by Bishop Lesslie Newbigin (1978); Address by Robert Latham (1979); “Getting the name right: exploring the identity and role of The URC,” Keith Forecast (1989); “A rainbow people: a sign for our times,” Graham Cook (1990); “An open door which no-one is able to shut,” Ruth Clarke (1992); “To follow truth, and thus …An elliptical faith,” Donald Hilton (1993); “The stuff from which visions are made,” R J McKelvey (1994); “Costly Unity,” John Reardon (1995); “Reforming our politics,” David Thompson (1996); “A more profound alleluia,” David Jenkins (1997); “Which Way? Sense of direction, sense of purpose,” Wilma Frew (1998); “Get real,” Peter McIntosh (1999); “I will tell you a story,” Bill Mahood (2000); “Springs of living water: the renewal of the church,” Elizabeth Welch (2001); “Our help is in the name of the Lord: some pointers to mission in the beginning of the 21st century,” John Waller (2002); “Exile or exodus: a church looks to the future,” Alasdair Pratt (2003); “Any answers?” Sheila Maxey (2004); “A framework for an encountering church,” David Peel (2005); “Sheer grace,” (2006)

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A/b/2/3/4 Assembly Hotline 1989-1998

1 file

Open

A/b/3 Mission Council

0 files

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A/b/4 Committees involved in key decision making about the 1975-1994 governance, organisation and structure of the URC

28 files

As with all organisations, the structure of the URC and the titles, functions, format, and even existence of its governing bodies, committees and sub-committees have changed over time and will continue to do so. This is reflected through the catalogue. This section includes the records of groups which have specifically assigned the task of undertaking some of this reorganisation.

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A/b/4/1 General 1982-1992

3 files

Open

A/b/4/1/1 Departmental reorganisation: working papers and correspondence on 1982-1984 the restructure of URC departments

1 file

Open

A/b/4/1/2 Membership of District Councils 1991-1992

1 file

Correspondence and papers relating to a review of the membership of District Councils including comments from URC provinces

Open

A/b/4/1/3 Interim Report on Effective Operation in Ministries Department, David 1991 Duncan, Human Resource Accounting

1 file

Mission Council Group on Committee Structures

Open

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A/b/4/2 Leadership in the United Reformed Church Group 1983-1985

1 files

Open

A/b/4/2/1 Leadership in the United Reformed Church Group 1983-1985

1 file

Includes terms of reference; draft reports; working papers; URC booklet Guidelines on Church Discipline, 1983; meeting minutes Mar- Dec 1985

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A/b/4/3 Constitution Review Group 1982-1985

2 files

Open

A/b/4/3/1 Constitution Review Group minutes (signed) Oct 1982- Apr 1983 1 file

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A/b/4/3/2 Constitution Review Group working papers and correspondence 1982-1985

1 file

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A/b/4/4 Business Committee 1987-1992

1 file

This committee was established in 1972 “for the ordering of Assembly’s business,” and ended in 1992

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A/b/4/4/1 Business Committee minutes and papers Feb 1987- July 1992 1 file

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Open

A/b/4/6 Mission Council Group on Committee Structures 1993-1994

3 files

Open

A/b/4/6/1 Mission Council Group on Committee Structures 1993

1 file

Meeting notes Dec 1993; small amount of correspondence

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A/b/4/6/2 Mission Council Group on Committee Structures working papers and 1993-1994 correspondence

2 files

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A/b/4/7 URC Working Party on Structures 1975-1978

2 files

This group was formed to look at the structure of the United Reformed Church.

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A/b/4/7/1 URC Working Party on Structures papers and correspondence 1975-1978

1 file

Includes “Report of the Working Party on Structures", 1978

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A/b/4/7/2 "Report of the team appointed to review the central organisation of the c.1975 United Reformed Church"

1 file

Open

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A/b/4/8 Long Range Policy Group/ Forward Policy Group 1981-1993

13 files

The Long Range Policy Group was commissioned by Assembly in May 1980 and charged with the task of ensuring that the URC at all levels and in all departments was able to plan realistically, radically and hopefully for future development [Assembly Report 1982].

The Forward Policy Group was instituted by Assembly to stimulate, support and comment on the planning of the URC for its future life and witness. It could initiate consideration of any particular area of the URC's forward planning and note inconsistencies and significant omissions. The Group itself was not responsible for making decisions about the policy of the Church [Assembly Report 1987].

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A/b/4/8/1 Long Range Policy Group of the URC papers and correspondence 1981-1984

2 files

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A/b/4/8/2 Long Range Policy Group minutes May 1981- Jan 1983 1 file

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A/b/4/8/3 Long Range Policy Group publications 1981 & 1983 1 file

Long Range Policy Group Consultative Document: agenda for a church in the world, Dec 1981 Preparing the Way: report of the Long Range Policy Group of the URC, 1983

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A/b/4/8/4 Forward Policy Group minutes Oct 1984- Apr 1992 1 file

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A/b/4/8/5 Forward Policy Group of the URC papers and correspondence 1982-1993

3 files

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A/b/4/8/6 Forward policy Group working papers 1984-1986

1 file

Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statistics and information and working papers

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A/b/4/8/7 Forward Policy Group working papers 1986-1988

1 file

Correspondence, reports, recommendations, and working papers. Includes "The Assembly and the Executive Committee;" "Dissatisfaction with Central Structures," completed questionnaires sent to URC Departments

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A/b/4/8/8 Forward policy Group working papers 1988-1989

1 file

Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statistics and information, and working papers including "Directions Towards Growth: discussion paper for Executive Committee," 1988

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A/b/4/8/9 Communication: the Mission Council and the Ecumenical Context: a May 1992 discussion paper prepared by the Forward Policy Group

1 file

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A/b/4/8/10 Forward policy Group working papers 1989-1992

1 file

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and working papers

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A/b/4/9 Central Church Organisation 1989-1991

4 files

In 1988 the Executive Committee began discussion of a paper called 'Direction Towards Growth,' which raised questions on broad strategic areas of URC life. Many questions were raised over the part that dealt with central church organisation. The General Secretary was asked to take a departmental consultation and to report back to the Executive. Further papers were developed for consultation. A fourth paper was considered by the Executive in 1989 and a report presented to the 1989 Assembly. A sixth paper, 'Central Church Organisation,’ gave proposals for central church organisation. After discussing this document, the Executive Committee established the Central Church Organisation Group to undertake further work on central church organisation. This group met on five occasions between December 1989 and May 1991.

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A/b/4/9/1 Executive Committee's Central Church Organisation Working Group 1989 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence, papers and discussion

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A/b/4/9/2 Executive Committee's Central Church Organisation Working Group 1990 papers

2 files

Includes correspondence, papers, meeting notes and discussion

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A/b/4/9/3 Executive Committee's Central Church Organisation Working Group 1990-1991 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence, papers and discussion

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A/c Personnel 1974-2004

10 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/c/1 General Secretary 1988-2004

2 files

The majority of the General Secretary’s papers can be found throughout the catalogue within the sections to which they relate

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/c/1/1a 'Parliament:' General Secretary's correspondence and papers with 1988-2004 MPs and on issues related to parliament

1 file

Open

A/c/1/1b 'Parliament:' General Secretary's correspondence and papers with 1994 MPs and on issues related to parliament

1 file

This file is closed until 2078

These records have been redacted from A/c/1/1a due to their confidential nature

A/c/2 Deputy General Secretary

0 files

A/c/3 General Assembly Moderators 1974-1992

5 files

Open

A/c/3/1 Assembly Moderators Advisory Committee minutes (signed) Mar 1974- Sept 1992 1 file 26

Open

A/c/3/2 Assembly Moderators Advisory Committee working papers and 1981-1992 correspondence

4 files

Open

A/c/4 Synod Moderators 1984-2000s

3 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/c/4/1 Moderator Review Groups 1991-1995

1 file

These groups were responsible for selecting new moderators

Includes reviews by groups in Wales Synod, Southwest Province, Wessex Province, Southern Province, Thames North, Mersey, South West, Yorkshire Province, North Western Province, Eastern Province, West Midlands Province, Mersey Province, Northern Province

This file is closed until 1 January 2060

A/c/4/2 Provincial Moderator Review Groups: letters of comment and 1984-1985 complaint about the workings of the review groups

1 file

Open

A/c/4/3 “Interim moderators in the URC: Assembly resolutions and guidelines c.2000s for local churches, district councils and interim moderators”

1 file

Open

A/d Legal 1975-1999

4 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level 27

A/d/1 Documents

0 files

A/d/2 Advice 1975-1999

4 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

A/d/2/1a Correspondence and advice on legal matters: General Secretary's 1975-1999 papers

1 file

This file is closed until 2019

A/d/2/1b Correspondence and advice on legal matters: General Secretary's 1975-1999 papers

1 file

This file is closed until 2083

These records have been redacted from A/d/2/1a due to their confidential nature

A/d/2/2 Ecclesiastical exemption: General Secretary's correspondence and 1983-1997 papers

1 file

Open

A/d/2/3 General Secretary's correspondence and papers about extending the 1979-1998 URC Act to Jersey

1 file

Including legal advice

Open

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Ministers & Ministry, 1959-2009 URC/B

Extent

335 files

Box numbers

URC 15-64, 108-109, 257

Description

This section of the catalogue contains records relating to the various types of ministry in the URC, the ministers themselves and the training of ministers.

The URC ordains both men and women. Its ministers can serve in either a stipendiary or non- stipendiary capacity and may work as one minister alongside the church Elders or in a team with other stipendiary or non-stipendiary colleagues. Church Related Community Work is also a recognised ministry of the URC.

The URC maintains a roll of its ministers. Ministers from other denominations can join this roll by applying for a Certificate of Eligibility and satisfying the application and probationary requirements. The URC can also issue Certificates of Limited Service which allow ministers from other churches to take up positions within in the URC for a limited period of time. The URC shares its ministers in the work of the world-wide church through the Council for World Mission. Following specific training ministers serve abroad on limited term appointments.

The URC also has lay preachers who can be accredited by the General Assembly or recognised more locally. They lead about one third of services held each Sunday.

Access status

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level. Due to their potentially sensitive nature ministers’ files will remain closed for thirty years after the death of the minister and files relating to the discipline of ministers will remain closed for fifty years after the death of the relevant minister.

B Ministers & Ministry Dates 1959-2009 Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/a Assembly Committees 1959-2004

98 files

Records for the Health and Healing Committee can be found at C/e/3

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level 29

B/a/1 Continuing Ministerial Education Subcommittee (CME) 1999-2000

1 file

The aim of the CME was to create an ethos of lifelong learning so that ministers could adapt their ministry to make it relevant; understand new theological thinking; be stimulated to preach the good news of God’s love; and be enabled to encourage, inspire and teach the members of their churches. It was formerly known as ‘in-service training’ [Assembly Reports 1998 and 2000].

Open

B/a/1/1 Continuing Ministerial Education Subcommittee minutes (some Mar 1999- signed), agendas and committee papers Oct 2000

1 file

Open

B/a/2 Ministerial Training Syllabus Subcommittee 1967-1972

1 file

Open

B/a/2/1 Ministerial Training Syllabus Subcommittee minutes (signed) Mar 1967- May 1972 1 file

Open

B/a/3 Review Group on Ministerial Training 1980-1984

3 files

Open

B/a/3/1 Review Group on Ministerial Training minutes (signed) and committee 1980-1982 papers

1 file

Includes minutes Nov 1980-Nov 1981

Open

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B/a/3/2 Review Group on Ministerial Training in the URC working papers 1980

1 file

Open

B/a/3/3 Ministerial Training Committee Review Group on Ministerial Training 1980-1984 report, committee papers, working papers and correspondence

1 file

Includes report of the Working Party on Post-ordination Training Mar 1981; "Tomorrow's Ministry," report for General Assembly May 1982 (draft); Preparing Today for Tomorrow's Ministry: report of the Review Group on Ministerial Training in the URC, May 1982; Preparing Today for Tomorrow's Ministry: report on progress to General Assembly, 1984

Open

B/a/4 Commission on Theological Colleges 1959-1973

1 file

Open

B/a/4/1 Commission on Theological Colleges working papers and 1959-1973 correspondence

1 file

Includes Report of the special committee appointed to consider the work of the theological colleges and their relation to the Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1960s

Open

B/a/5 Working Party on Contextual Training through Placements 1983

1 file

Open

B/a/5/1 Working Party on Contextual Training through Placements 1983

1 file

Meeting notes Jan -Oct 1983; report and draft copies of report 31

Open

B/a/6 Inter-Committee Working Party on the Diaconal Ministry 1999-2000

2 files

Open

B/a/6/1 Inter-Committee Working Party on the Diaconal Ministry meeting June 1999- notes Oct 2000

1 file

Open

B/a/6/2 Inter-Committee Working Party on the Diaconal Ministry working and 2000 committee papers

1 file

Includes draft versions of "Diaconal ministry and the diaconate," 2000

Open

B/a/7 Integrated Training Working Party 1989-1994

1 file

Open

B/a/7/1 Integrated Training Working Party minutes and committee papers July 1989- July 1994 1 file

Open

B/a/8 Working Party on Post Ordination Training 1982-1983

1 file

Open

B/a/8/1 Working Party on Post Ordination Training meeting notes and working 1982-1983 papers

1 file Includes report and draft reports; correspondence and papers; 32

meeting notes Dec 1982-Sept 1983

Open

B/a/9 Grants for Ministerial Students in Congregational Colleges 1970-1976 Committee

1 file

Closed until 2060

B/a/9/1 Grants for Ministerial Students in Congregational Colleges Committee Nov 1970- minutes Nov 1976

1 file

This file is closed until 2060

B/a/10 Ministries Department Support Committee 1985-1994

1 file

Open

B/a/10/1 Ministries Department Support Committee minutes and papers Nov 1985- July 1994 1 file

Open

B/a/11 Commission of the Ministry 1973-1975

3 files

The Commission was established by the 1973 Assembly to explore the forms of ministry needed in the URC; to estimate the number of full time, fully trained ministers required; to suggest the scope and content of the training desired; and to recommend a policy for the whole church concerning the use of the existing Colleges and the available financial resources for ministerial training [Commission on the Ministry Report to the General Assembly, 1975].

Open

B/a/11/1 Commission of the Ministry minutes July 1973- Mar 1975 2 files 33

Open

B/a/11/2 Commission of the Ministry correspondence and working papers 1973-1975

1 file

Includes URC Interim Report of the Commission on the Ministry to the General Assembly, 1974; The Commission on the Ministry in the United Reformed Church in England and Wales, May 1975; "Commission on the Ministry report to the General Assembly 1975;" drafts of the report and discussion on the report; "Commission on the Ministry," Andrew Hodgson, 1974; "Team ministries," R.O. Latham, 1974; "The church in a changing countryside," 1973

Open

B/a/12 Ministers’ Deployment 1976-2004

9 files

There have been several different working groups on ministers’ deployment.

Open

B/a/12/1 Deployment Committee minutes (signed) and some papers Jan 1976- Apr 1984 1 file

Open

B/a/12/2 Deployment consultations: notes, agendas and papers 1998-2002

1 file

Open

B/a/12/3 Deployment consultations: working papers and some committee 1998-2002 papers

1 file

Open

B/a/12/4 Deployment Working Party meeting notes and some papers Jan-Oct 2001 1 file 34

Established in 2001 to consider issues relating to the deployment of ministers in the URC

Open

B/a/12/5 Deployment Working Party working and committee papers 2001

1 file

Open

B/a/12/6 Deployment working papers 1992-1994

1 file

Includes information on the number of ministers and deployment figures; correspondence; statistics; "A deployment policy for ministers in the URC"

Open

B/a/12/7 Deployment Working Party working papers and correspondence 2001-2002

2 files

Includes interim report Oct 2002 and draft copies of the report; and some committee papers

Open

B/a/12/8 Report of treasurers' and deployment workshop Feb 2004

1 file

Open

B/a/13 Ministries in the Community Subcommittee 1986-1990

1 files

Open

B/a/13/1 Ministries in the Community Subcommittee minutes Apr 1986- Jan 1990 1 file

Open 35

B/a/13/2 Ministries in the Community Subcommittee working papers and 1986-1989 correspondence

1 file

Open

B/a/14 Ministerial Training Committee/ Education and Learning 1972-2002 Committee

27 files

This committee’s remit was to encourage and enable the integration of the training of the whole people of God. To achieve this it sought to influence the philosophy and methodology of learning; the core content of courses; and the deployment of resources. It collaborated with the Ministries Committee in the training of Ministers of Word and Sacraments, CRCWs and Lay Preachers [Assembly Reports 2002 and URC website accessed 2010: www.urc.org.uk]. It was known as the Education and Learning Committee from 2008.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/a/14/1 Ministerial Training Committee minutes (many signed), agendas and May 1972- committee papers Sept 1982

1 file

This file is closed until 2032.

B/a/14/2 Ministerial Training Committee working and committee papers 1985-1989

1 file

Open

B/a/14/3a Ministerial Training Committee working papers 1972-1984

1 file

Open

B/a/14/3b Ministerial Training Committee working papers 1972-1984

1 file

This file is closed until 2068

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These records have been redacted from B/a/14/3a due to their confidential nature

B/a/14/4 Ministries Training Committee working papers and correspondence 1995-1996

2 files

Includes some committee papers

Open

B/a/14/5 Ministries Training Committee working papers and correspondence 1993-1995

1 file

Open

B/a/14/6 Ministerial Training Committee working papers 1972-1973

1 file

Open

B/a/14/7 Ministerial Training Committee minutes (many signed), agendas and Jan 1983- committee papers Sept 1991

6 files

This file is closed until 2042

B/a/14/8 Ministerial Training Committee minutes (many signed), agendas and Jan 1992- committee papers 2002

13 files

This file is closed until 2052

B/a/15 Ministries Department Central Committee 1985-1991

2 files

The Ministries Department was first established in 1984.

Open

B/a/15/1 Ministries Department Central Committee minutes (some signed) and Feb 1985- some committee papers Oct 1991 37

2 files

Open

B/a/16 Ministerial Training Fund Committee/ Training Finance 1978-1998 Subcommittee

6 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/a/16/1 Ministerial Training Fund Committee minutes (some signed) and Oct 1978- committee papers May 1997

4 files

This file is closed until 2081

B/a/16/2 Ministerial Training Fund Committee working papers 1991-1993

1 file

This file is closed until 2077

B/a/16/3 Training Finance Subcommittee minutes, agendas and committee Mar 1997- papers Nov 1998

1 file

This file is closed until 2082

B/a/17 Applications Committee 1981-1989

4 files

This committee was established in 1972 to consider applications for admission to the URC from ministers, probationers and congregations [Assembly Report 1972]

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/a/17/1 Applications Committee minutes (signed) and index Jan 1981- June 1989 2 files

This file is closed until 2073

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B/a/17/2a Applications Committee committee papers 1982-1984

1 file

Open

B/a/17/2b Applications Committee committee papers 1984

1 file

This file is closed 2068

These records have been redacted from A/b/4/5/1a due to their confidential nature

B/a/18 Lay Preaching Committee/ Joint Readers and Preachers 1978-2000 Committee

1 file

Open

B/a/18/1 Lay Preaching Committee/ Joint Readers and Preachers Committee June 1978- minutes (some signed) Sept 1994, Apr-Nov 1 file 1996, Nov 1997, Apr Open 1998

B/a/18/2 Lay Preaching Committee/ Joint Readers and Preachers Committee 1994-1995 working papers and correspondence

1 file

Open

B/a/18/3 Lay Preaching Committee/ Joint Readers and Preachers Committee 1995-2000 working papers

1 file

Open

B/a/19 Board of Studies for Auxiliary Ministry/ Non-Stipendiary Ministry 1976-1994

7 files

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The non-stipendiary ministry was once known as auxiliary ministry.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/a/19/1 Board of Studies for the Auxiliary Ministry minutes, agendas and Sept 1979- committee papers May 1980; Apr 1986 – 4 files Sept 1992; Jan - Oct Open 1994

B/a/19/2 Board of Studies for the Auxiliary Ministry working papers and 1976-1981 correspondence

1 file

Includes notes of meeting of joint Working Party on Auxiliary Ministry (URC and Churches of Christ) Oct 1976; Dec 1977; 1978 Assembly resolutions on Auxiliary Ministers; working paper on proposals to create Auxiliary Ministers in the URC, 1978; report of national consultation on Auxiliary Ministry, Nov 1978

Open

B/a/19/3 Board of Studies for the Auxiliary Ministry/ Non-Stipendiary Ministry May 1988- minutes (signed) and papers Oct 1994

1 file

Open

B/a/19/4 Board of Studies for non-Stipendiary Ministry annual reports on 1986-1991 students

1 file

This file is closed until 2075

B/a/20 Supplementary Ministries Committee 1972-1978

1 file This committee was created in 1972 as part of Church Life Department. It looked at the training and care of lay preachers and deaconesses.

Open

40

B/a/20/1 Supplementary Ministries Committee minutes (signed) Oct 1972- Jan 1978 1 file

Open

B/a/21 Consultation of Provincial Directors' of Training for the Auxiliary 1986-1992 Ministry

1 file

Open

B/a/21/1 Consultation of Provincial Directors' of Training for the Auxiliary Nov 1986; Ministry meeting notes Nov 1989- Nov 1991; 1 file Nov 1992

Open

B/a/23 Section O Process Advisory Committee/ Section O Ministerial 1996-2003 Discipline Working Party

11 files

Section O of the URC Manual describes the procedures to be put into effect when ordained Ministers or commissioned Church Related Community Workers are alleged to have committed a breach of discipline. Therefore this process is known as the ‘Section O Process.’ This committee evaluates and develops the process.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/a/23/1 Section O Process Advisory Committee minutes, agendas and Apr 2000 - committee papers Dec 2001

3 files

This file is closed until 2016

B/a/23/2 Section O Ministerial Discipline Working Party working papers and 1996-1997 correspondence 3 files

Includes solicitors' advice and draft procedures

This file is closed until 2012 41

B/a/23/3 Section O Ministerial Discipline Working Party working papers and 1996-1999 correspondence

3 files

Includes solicitors' advice; draft procedures; draft reports; interim review, March 1999; meeting notes Oct 1996-Mar 1997; Aug 1997

This file is closed until 2014

B/a/23/4 Section O Process Advisory Committee working papers 2002-2003

2 files

Includes committee papers, agendas and some minutes

This file is closed until 2018

B/a/24 Accreditation Subcommittee 1993-1996

1 file

This Committee was given the remit of maintaining the roll of ministers; accrediting those applying for inclusion on the roll after training or from other denominations; dealing with applications for Special Category Ministry posts; and considering service beyond normal retirement age [Assembly Report 2008].

Open

B/a/24/1 Accreditation Subcommittee correspondence 1993-1996

1 file

Open

B/a/25 Roll of Ministers Examination 1970- 1974

1 file

Closed until 2058 B/a/25/1 Roll of Ministers Examination minutes (signed) and papers Oct 1970- Oct 1974 1 file

This file is closed until 2058

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B/a/26 Training for Learning and Serving (TLS) 1999-2000

2 files

TLS was devised by the Church of Scotland and first delivered in 1986. In 1988 it transferred to the Scottish Churches Open College (SCOC) and the basic structure was laid down. In 1995 TLS was adopted by the URC as its primary Lay Preacher Training Programme, and in 2001 it became the national Lay Training Programme. It replaced Exploring the Faith.

Open

B/a/26/1 Training for Learning and Serving (TLS) meeting notes, working 1999-2000 papers and correspondence

1 file

Includes TLS Review Group meeting notes Dec 1999-Jan 2000; TLS Future Planning Group meeting notes Feb-July 2000; TLS Transition Group agenda and papers June 2000; TLS Management Group minutes, agenda and papers Jan 2000

Open

B/a/26/2 TLS meeting notes and working papers 1995-1999

1 file

Includes TLS Planning Group meeting notes and agendas Apr 1995- Jan 1996; Integrated Training Working Group meeting notes July-Oct 1994

Open

B/a/27 Subcommittee on the Ordination of Local Pastors 1977-1981

1 file

Open

B/a/27/1 Ordination of local pastors 1977-1981

1 file

Includes correspondence; Report of the Subcommittee on Ordination of Local Pastors, 1979; aide memoir of the Working Party set up by the Ministerial Training Committee to investigate the conditions under 43

which ordination may be offered to local pastors on the official record, Nov 1977

Open

B/a/28 Working party on Induction Courses for Ministers Oct 1996

1 file

Open

B/a/28/1 Working party on Induction Courses for Ministers meeting notes Oct 1996

1 file

Open

B/a/29 CRCW Central Management Committee (CMC) 2001

2 files

This Committee was responsible for the management, support and development of the Church Related Community Work Ministry and Programme. It was later known as the CRCW Programme Subcommittee.

Open

B/a/29/1 CRCW Central Management Committee (CMC) agendas and Feb-Oct committee papers 2001

2 files

Open

B/a/30 Assembly Pastoral Reference Committee 1983-1991

2 files

The Assembly Pastoral Reference Committee was established in 1983. By 2010 it also dealt with welfare issues and was known as the Assembly Pastoral Reference and Welfare Committee. Its 2010 remit was to consider cases of ministers referred to it by Mission Council, synods or moderators and also to deal with all welfare and emergency matters including the use of welfare funds.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

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B/a/30/1 Assembly Pastoral Reference Committee minutes, agendas and Sept 1983- committee papers Mar 1991

1 file

This file is closed until 2075

B/a/30/2 Assembly Pastoral Reference Committee working papers and 1983-1990 correspondence

1 file

This file is closed until 2074

B/a/31 Ministerial Training Subcommittee on Local Pastors who are 1979-1980 Applying for Transfer to the Full Stipendiary Ministry

1 file

Closed until 2064

B/a/31/1 Ministerial Training Subcommittee on Local Pastors who are Applying Nov 1979- for Transfer to the Full Stipendiary Ministry minutes Sept 1980

1 file

This file is closed until 2064

B/a/32 Special Subcommittee of the Ministerial Training Committee 1980-1982

1 file

Open

B/a/32/1 Special Subcommittee of the Ministerial Training Committee minutes Nov 1980- Jan 1982 1 file

Open

B/a/33 Additional Training Subcommittee of the Ministerial Training 1982-1983 Committee

1 file

Open

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B/a/33/1 Additional Training Subcommittee of the Ministerial Training May 1982- Committee minutes Dec 1983

1 file

Open

B/a/34 Ministries Committee

0 files

This committee was created to take responsibility for the Ministry of Word and Sacraments, CRCW and Lay Preaching. Its remit is to be concerned with central care and conditions of service; chaplaincies in industry, higher and further education and the armed forces; and ‘special category’ ministry. This includes giving pastoral support, supervision, appraisal and counselling. It also oversees the work of the Assessment Board [Assembly Report 2008].

B/a/35 CRCW Strategy Conference 1994-1998

1 file

Open

B/a/35/1 CRCW Strategy Conference meeting notes 1994-1998

1 file

Open

B/b Roll of Ministers 1973-1978

2 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

Due to their potentially sensitive nature ministers’ files will remain closed for thirty years after the death of the minister

B/b/1 Working papers and correspondence 1973-1978

2 files

Closed until 2062

B/b/1/1 Correspondence and papers relating to admission to the register of 1973-1978 local pastors

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2 files

Includes applications to the register of local pastors; rules and procedures for admission to the register

This file is closed until 2062.

B/b/2 Ministers’ files

0 files

Due to their potentially sensitive nature ministers’ files will remain closed for thirty years after the death of the minister

B/c Special Category Ministries 1977-2002

21 files

There are a number of specialised ministries within the URC. These are usually ministries that fall outside the traditional setting of ministry. For example chaplaincies in industry, hospitals, universities; church planting; and ecumenical and other special projects. A church, synod or sponsoring group can make an application to have such a position created and accredited.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

See also C/e/2/9 for records on the Rural Consultant

B/c/1a Albert Ferwenda and Dineke Ferwenda (women's worker) at King's 1990-1996 Hall Interfaith Project, Southall

1 file

Correspondence with and about the Ferwendas; review of the project; reports on the projects; information on the project

Open

B/c/1b Albert Ferwenda and Dineke Ferwenda (women's worker) at King's 1990-1996 Hall Interfaith Project, Southall

1 file

This file is closed until 2080

These records have been redacted from B/c/1a due to their confidential nature. 47

B/c/2a Andrew Midian (Papua New Guinea), URC Christchurch Estover, 1993-2000 Cornwall & Plymouth District

1 file

Includes information on the post; reports on Andrew Midian's work; Andrew Midian's reports; correspondence; review group notes; support group notes

Open

B/c/2b Andrew Midian (Papua New Guinea), URC Christchurch Estover, 1993-2000 Cornwall & Plymouth District

1 file

This file is closed until 2084

These records have been redacted from B/c/2a due to their confidential nature

B/c/3 Special Category Ministry working papers and correspondence 1986-1990

2 files

Includes information on several special category posts

Open

B/c/4 Special Category Ministries reports on ministries and correspondence 1981-1992

1 file

Open

B/c/5a Samuel Noble (Pakistan), minister to Asian Christians 1998-2001

1 file

Includes reports on his work; job description; arrangements for his appointment; correspondence with and about him; his management group meeting notes

Open

B/c/5b Samuel Noble (Pakistan), minister to Asian Christians 1998-2001

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1 file

This file is closed until 2085

These records have been redacted from B/c/5a due to their confidential nature

B/c/6 Special Category Ministry correspondence and papers 1987-1990

1 file

Includes information on several special category posts including the National Aids Advisor

Open

B/c/7a Johnson Jesudos (India), Peace and Justice Centre, Milton Keynes 1990-1995

1 file

Includes information on the post; reports on Johnson Jesudos' work; Johnson Jesudos' reports; correspondence with and about him; review group notes; job description; support group notes; Thoughts on Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation, Johnson Jesudos, 1997; Here, we are: reflections on my three years experience in Milton Keynes, UK, Johnson Jesudos, 1997

Open

B/c/7b Johnson Jesudos (India), Peace and Justice Centre, Milton Keynes 1990-1995

1 file

This file is closed until 2025

These records have been redacted from B/c/7a due to their confidential nature

B/c/8a John Samuel Ponnusamy, Theological Education, Northern College, 1993-2002 Manchester 1996-1999

1 file

Includes information on the appointment; correspondence with John Ponnusamy; notes on meeting with John Ponnusamy; John Ponnusamy's reports; review of John Ponnusamy's time as a mission partner and correspondence about this review

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Open

B/c/8b John Samuel Ponnusamy, Theological Education, Northern College, 1993-2002 Manchester 1996-1999

1 file

This file is closed until 2086

These records have been redacted from B/c/8a due to their confidential nature

B/c/9a Rev Charles Ahwireng (Presbyterian Church of Ghana) 1977-1983

1 file

Studied as youth and community worker at Westhill College, Birmingham and did placement with Halifax group of URC churches.

Includes account of his placement in Halifax; correspondence; papers

Open

B/c/9b Rev Charles Ahwireng (Presbyterian Church of Ghana) 1977-1983

1 file

Studied as youth and community worker at Westhill College, Birmingham and did placement with Halifax group of URC churches.

This file is closed until 2067

These records have been redacted from B/c/9a due to their confidential nature.

B/c/10 Shaw Swindon Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) 1988-1995

1 file Includes correspondence; papers; information on a review of the partnership; report; information on the LEP

Open

B/c/11 Samuel Noble and the Asian Christian Church (ACC) 1997-1998

1 file

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Correspondence about exploring establishing the Asian church within the URC; briefing papers; correspondence about setting up a special category ministry post; correspondence about Samuel Noble

Open

B/c/12 Kwadowo Amaning, minister for Ghanaians in London 1987-1994

1 file

Includes correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2078

B/c/13 Prison chaplains 1984-1987

1 file

A small amount of correspondence about prison chaplains

Open

B/c/14 Special Category Ministries working papers and correspondence 1979-1994

1 file

About ministers from overseas coming to work in the URC (includes papers on the URC as a receiving church)

Open

B/d CRCW 1984-2007

34 files

Church Related Community Work (CRCW) is a recognised lay ministry within the URC. While Church Related Community Workers (CRCWs) are not ordained to administer the sacraments, they are commissioned to serve the church and are under the same terms and conditions as ordained ministers.

A CRCW is a community worker who enables the church to work with its local community. CRCWs are appointed to serve in church–in– community projects (accredited by the URC) with the concurrence of the local church (or groups of churches) and Synod. The work of the project is managed locally by a management committee which reports annually to the CRCW Programme Sub-Committee.

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CRCW Development Workers coordinate the work of the CRCWs and the projects.

The URC Assembly first recognised the CRCW ministry in 1980. A training programme was established and the first CRCW was commissioned in 1981 (in Bradford). In 1987 the Assembly recognised CRCW as a distinctive ministry on a par with the ministry of the Word and Sacraments. In 2000 CRCW ministry was fully accommodated into the structures of the URC ministry. The Basis of Union was altered accordingly.

Open

B/d/1 Working papers, publications, correspondence 1986-2000s

14 files

Open

B/d/1/1 CRCW Covenant 1990-1993

1 file

Correspondence and papers about developing a CRCW Covenant

Includes draft copies and final copy of the Covenant, 1993

Open

B/d/1/2 CRCW Covenant 1990-1993

1 file

Comments made by the management committees of community projects with a CRCW placement on the proposed Covenant

Open

B/d/1/3 CRCW Programme Review papers 1990-1991

1 file

Open

B/d/1/4 CRCW working papers 1986-1989

1 file Includes The Selection Training and Appointment of Church Related 52

Community Workers, c.1989; CRCW leaflet 1987; notes of CRCW meetings Sept 1986; Mar 1987; Sept 1987; notes of Working Party on CRCW Training Sept & Nov 1986

Open

B/d/1/5 CRCW Covenant working papers 1990-1991

1 file

Open

B/d/1/6 CRCW Programme Review papers 1989-1990

1 file

Includes report, May 1990; consultation notes, Sept 1989

Open

B/d/1/7 CRCW leaflets c.2000

1 file

“Church Related Community Work: creating change in communities,” 2000 “Introducing Church Related Community Work: bringing healing and wholeness”

Open

B/d/1/8 Assets for Life pack Mid-2000s

1 file

Open

B/d/1/9 Creating Change in Communities: the newsletter of the URC CRCW Feb 2002 programme, vol.1 issue 1

1 file

Open

B/d/1/10 CRCW Covenant and employment conditions 1991-1992

1 file 53

Correspondence about the CRCW Covenant and its development. Includes sample covenants

Open

B/d/1/11 CRCW Residential meeting notes Oct 2000, Mar 2007 1 file

Open

B/d/1/12 CRCW Work Day meeting notes May 2002, Mar 2004 1 file

Open

B/d/1/13 The URC Church Related Community Work Ministry Annual Report 1994-1995, 1995-1996 1 file

Open

B/d/1/14 CRCW flyer, “Introducing church related community work: bring 1994 healing and wholeness”

1 file

Open

B/d/2 CRCW projects 1984-2007

20 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/d/2/1 Linthorpe URC, Middlesborough 1999-2003

1 file

Includes meeting notes, correspondence and reports

Open

B/d/2/2 South Wallasey Group of Churches CRCW 1999-2003

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1 file

Includes project application information and reports

Open

B/d/2/3a South Leicestershire Group, CRCW Lifeline Community Project 2000-2005

1 file

Includes project application, reviews and reports, meeting notes, accounts, correspondence and information on the project

Open

B/d/2/3b South Leicestershire Group, CRCW Lifeline Community Project 2001, 2005

1 file

Includes meeting notes and correspondence

These records have been redacted from B/d/2/3a due to their confidential nature

This file is closed until 2089

B/d/2/4 Hulme URC, Manchester CRCW 1984-1999

1 file

Includes application information, correspondence and reports

Open

B/d/2/5 Bloomsbury CRCW, Nechells URC, Birmingham 1987-1998

1 file

Includes project application information, reports, information and correspondence

Open

B/d/2/6 Clapton Park URC 2000-2004

55

1 file

Includes reports and newsletters

Open

B/d/2/7a Bloomsbury Mission Project, Nechells URC, Birmingham 1998-2000, 2005 1 file

Includes reports and correspondence

Open

B/d/2/7b Bloomsbury Mission Project, Nechells URC, Birmingham 1999-2007

1 file

Includes reports and correspondence

These records have been redacted from B/d/2/7a due to their confidential nature

This file is closed until 2037

B/d/2/8 Hallwood Ecumenical Parish, Runcorn CRCW Project 1999-2004

1 file

Review of the project which ran from 1999-2003

This file is closed until 2088

B/d/2/9 Blakenall URC, Walsall 1993-1999

1 file

Covenant for post and review of post

Open

B/d/2/10 Ely Pastorate CRCW project, Cardiff 2000

1 file

56

Includes project review and information on the project

Open

B/d/2/11 Heaton Way URC CRCW 2005-2006

1 file

Reviews of the post

This file is closed until 2021

B/d/2/12a Christchurch in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough 2000-2005

1 file

Includes reports, correspondence and information on the project

Open

B/d/2/12b Christchurch in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough 2000

1 file

These records have been redacted from B/d/2/12a due to their confidential nature

This file is closed until 2020

B/d/2/13 British Council of Churches (BCC) 1988-1989

1 file

The BCC applied to have a CRCW seconded to them to work in their Community Resource Unit

Open

B/d/2/14 Salford Urban Mission CRCW 1987-2002

1 file

Includes application information, reports, correspondence, project information

Open 57

B/d/2/15a South Leeds Team CRCW 1986-2006

1 file

Includes application information, correspondence, reports

Open

B/d/2/15b South Leeds Team CRCW 1986-2006

1 file

These records have been redacted from B/d/2/15a due to their confidential nature

This file is closed until 2021

B/d/2/17 New Brunswick URC, Southmead 2000

1 file

Information about their application for a CRCW

Open

B/e Education 1977-2009

47 files

The training of ministers has always been a key responsibility of the URC. The departments, committees, colleges and programmes involved in this have evolved and changed over the years but training and education continues to be a major activity. This training has tended to include the initial training for ministers and CRCWs; continued post-ordination/ post-commissioning training/ professional development for ministers and CRCWs; and training and courses for lay preachers and other members of the URC who are interested in developing in certain areas.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/e/1 Relationship with training colleges 1978-2009

23 files

Since its foundation in 1972, the URC has used as many as 36 different training colleges (or as they later became known, Resource Centres for Learning). These have included: 58

. Westminster College, Cambridge which is owned by the URC and still used in 2011 . Northern College, Luther King House, Manchester which is independent of the URC but supported by them financially and still used in 2011 . Mansfield College, Oxford which was established by the Congregational Church and used by the URC until 2009 . St Andrew’s Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham which was run jointly by the Baptist Union, CWM and the URC and closed in 2000 . Scottish United Reformed & Congregational College, Glasgow which is still used in 2011

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/e/1/1 Mansfield College: URC papers and correspondence 1985-1999

1 file

Open

B/e/1/2 Mansfield College: ‘Report of the Inspectors’ 1997

1 file

Open

B/e/1/3 Mansfield College: report on URC visit Nov 1979

1 file

Open

B/e/1/4 Mansfield College: General Secretary' and Deputy General 1990-2007 Secretary's correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

B/e/1/5 Mansfield College: General Secretary's correspondence and papers 1995-1998

2 files

Largely about "Mission Council Resolution 18 - Use of Colleges," 1998

Open

59

B/e/1/6 Mansfield College: General Secretary's correspondence 1998

1 file

Mainly correspondence in response to letters of complaint and concern about the decision regarding Mansfield's future

Open

B/e/1/7 Mansfield College constitution: URC papers 1985-1988

1 file

Open

B/e/1/8 Sermon to mark end of ordination training at Mansfield College, 2009 Oxford

1 file

Open

B/e/1/9 Mansfield College: General Secretary's correspondence and papers 2000-2002

1 file

This file is closed until 2017

B/e/1/10 Mansfield College: General Secretary's correspondence 1998-1999

1 file Open

B/e/1/11 Use of Colleges Review Group: General Secretary’s papers and 1997-1999 correspondence

3 files

Open

B/e/1/12 Scottish Congregational College: General Secretary's 1994-2001 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

60

B/e/1/13 Northern College: General Secretary's correspondence and papers 1981-1999

1 file

Open

B/e/1/14 Northern College: URC correspondence and reports 1979-1989

1 file

Open

B/e/1/15 Westminster College: report on URC visit June 1978

1 file

Open

B/e/1/16 St Andrew’s Hall, Selly Oaks College, Birmingham: URC papers and 1979-1989 correspondence

1 file

Open

B/e/1/17 St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak College, Birmingham: URC papers and 1997-1999 correspondence

1 file

This file is closed until 2049

B/e/1/18 St Andrew’s Hall, Selly Oaks College, Birmingham: URC papers and 1995-2000 correspondence

1 file

Mainly papers to do with the closure of the College

This file is closed until 2050

B/e/1/19 St Andrew’s Hall, Selly Oaks College, Birmingham: URC papers and 1983-1999 correspondence

1 file

Mainly papers to do with the closure of the College 61

This file is closed until 2049

B/e/1/20 Review of the use of Welsh colleges as places of training for URC 1983-1986 students wishing to join the stipendiary ministry

1 file

Includes "The recognition of colleges and courses - and the Welsh colleges," 1986; "Draft report on the visit to the Welsh colleges," c.1983; Assembly resolutions relating to this issue, 1983

Open

B/e/2 Students 1977-1998

13 files

When ministry students complete their training their files are passed to Ministries and any pertinent information is retained as part of that student’s minister’s file.

The files in this section relate to overseas students who were sponsored by the URC to study in the UK for short periods of time. The majority of such files have been destroyed as they contained little information of value. These files have been retained as they contain information which adds to the understanding of the URC’s role in such sponsorship.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/e/2/1 URC sponsored overseas student: Rev Abraham Ofori (Evangelical 1981-1988 Presbyterian Church of Ghana) 1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Includes reports; correspondence; papers

This file is closed until 2018

B/e/2/2a URC sponsored overseas student: Choo Yo Han (Presbyterian 1988-1989 Church in the Republic of Korea )

1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Open 62

B/e/2/2b URC sponsored overseas student: Choo Yo Han (Presbyterian 1988-1989 Church in the Republic of Korea )

1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

This file is closed until 2073

These records have been redacted from B/e/2/2a due to their confidential nature

B/e/2/3 URC scholarship overseas student: Paula Dankwas (Presbyterian 1979-1983 Church of Ghana)

1 file

Studied at Westminster College, Cambridge for three years.

Papers, correspondence and reports

This file is closed until 2067

B/e/2/4 URC scholarship overseas student: Edward Maliki (Presbyterian 1977-1983 Church of Ghana)

2 files

Studied for a Masters degree in education at London University

Papers, correspondence and reports

This file is closed until 2067

B/e/2/5 URC sponsored overseas student: Rev Byeong Gil Jeoung 1996-1997 (Presbyterian Church in Korea)

1 file

Report on time spent studying at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak College, Birmingham.

Open

B/e/2/6 URC sponsored overseas student: Rev Do-Hyeong Lee (Presbyterian 1997-1998 Church in the Republic of Korea)

63

1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak College, Birmingham.

Includes report on time in UK

This file is closed until 2082

B/e/2/7 URC sponsored overseas student: Johnson Mbillah (Islam in Africa 1986-1990 Project Council)

1 file

Studied Christian-Muslim relations at Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Includes reports; correspondence; papers

This file is closed until 2074

B/e/2/8a URC sponsored overseas student: Godwin Osiakwa (Evangelical 1988-1989 Presbyterian Church of Ghana)

1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Open

B/e/2/8b URC sponsored overseas student: Godwin Osiakwa (Evangelical 1988-1989 Presbyterian Church of Ghana) 1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

These records have been redacted from B/e/2/8a due to their confidential nature.

This file is closed until 2073

B/e/2/9 URC sponsored overseas student: John Azapaka (The Christian 1988-1989 Council of Malawi)

1 file

Studied at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

This file is closed until 2073 64

B/e/2/10 URC sponsored overseas student: Rev Jan Mamula, Czech Republic 1996

1 file

Report on time spent studying at St Andrew's Hall, Selly Oak College, Birmingham

Open

B/e/3 Training courses, training development and review 1982-1996

5 files

Open

B/e/3/1 Training review working papers 1995-1996

1 file

Open

B/e/3/2 Ministerial training reviews 1994-1995

1 file

Includes review of colleges used by the URC to train its ministers - Northern College, Mansfield College and Westminster College

Includes correspondence; reports; papers; "The URC's financial support of its theological students," Graham Cook, 1995; "CRCW recruitment and training - issues for the church," Graham Ghaleb, 1995; "Rural ministry training survey," Michael Cruchley, 1995

Open

B/e/3/3 "Ministerial Training and Education in the URC: a review," Ministries 1990 Department

1 file

Open

B/e/3/4 Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Ministry: report of the Review Group May 1982 & on Ministerial Training in the URC May 1984

1 file

65

Includes a progress report

Open

B/e/3/5 Consultation on Ministerial Training and Education in the URC Mar 1990 programme and papers

1 file

Open

B/e/4 Other 1990s

6 files

Open

B/e/4/1 Photographs of the TLS group, Westminster College, Cambridge 28 June 1998 1 file

Open

B/e/4/2 Photographs of the non-stipendary ministers in training summer July 1996 school at the Windermere Centre

1 file

Open

B/e/4/3 Photographs of a training event in Glastonbury March 1997

1 file

Open

B/e/4/4 Photographs of the non-stipendary summer school in Salisbury 1990s

1 file

Open

B/e/4/5 Photograph of Reverend Michael Powell, the Directory of Non- 1990s Stipendary Ministers Training for Eastern Synod

1 file

66

Open

B/e/4/6 Training event at the Windermere Centre March 1997

1 file

Open

B/f Ministerial welfare and discipline

0 files

The disciplinary process of the URC which applies to Ministers of Word and Sacrament and to CRCWs is referred to as the ‘Section O Process’ as it is dealt with in section O of the URC Manual.

Usually the process begins when a Synod Moderator becomes aware of serious allegations about a minister. The Moderator appoints a mandated group of three people from a synod panel led and chaired by a member of a joint panel. The group investigate the allegations and establish whether there is a reason to take them seriously. If there is, the group is responsible for preparing and presenting the case against the minister to an Assembly Commission. If the Commission decides that there has been a breach of ministerial discipline it can determine whether the minister should be deleted from the roll or if a written warning is sufficient. The minister has the right to appeal the decision.

Due to their potentially sensitive nature files relating to the discipline of ministers will remain closed for fifty years after the death of the relevant minister

B/g Multi-cultural ministries 1961-2002

110 files

The URC has run a number of ministries which have served specific ethnic groups.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/g/1 Chinese Ministry 1973-2002

13 files

Open

67

B/g/1/1 Chinese Chaplaincy Committee/ Chinese Chaplaincy Support Group/ June 1974- Chinese Consultative Committee minutes and agendas Oct 1976; June 1978- 1 file Nov 1993; Nov 1994 Open

B/g/1/2 Chaplain's reports Oct 1991- June 1994; 1 file Nov 1999

Open

B/g/1/3 Chinese Chaplain's Appointment Group aide memoires Jan-May 1981 1 file

Open

B/g/1/4 Review of the Chinese Chaplaincy 1985/86 1985-1986

1 file

Includes minutes of Chinese Work Review Dec 1985-June 1986 and report of the review group

Open

B/g/1/5 Review of the Chinese Chaplaincy report 1997

1 file

Open

B/g/1/6 Letter about the future of the Chinese Chaplaincy Sept 2002

1 file

Ruth Corby, Secretary to the Chinese Chaplaincy Committee to Christine Craven

Open

B/g/1/7 Working papers and correspondence 1973-1994

1 file

68

Open

B/g/1/8 Working papers and correspondence 1983-1989

1 file

Includes reports on Chinese work in the UK, London and the URC

Open

B/g/1/9 Correspondence 1986

1 file

Open

B/g/1/10 Working papers and correspondence 1987-1989

1 file

Includes reports such as Chong Kah-Geh (chaplain)'s report for Sept 1986-Dec 1987

Open

B/g/1/11 Ealing Chinese Group 1977-1981

1 file

Includes correspondence and information about the group and its work

Open

B/g/1/12 Hounslow Chinese Community Centre 1987-1990

1 file

Includes Management Committee notes Sept 1987-Jan 1990; correspondence; information on centre

Open

B/g/1/13 Camden Chinese Community Centre annual report 1988-1989

1 file

69

Open

B/g/2 Nigerian Ministry 1979-1983

4 files

Open

B/g/2/1 Working papers 1982-1983

1 file

Includes correspondence and documents relating to the foundation and development of the chaplaincy; and correspondence with Ben Tetty, Ghanaian chaplain

Open

B/g/2/2 Nigerian Chaplaincy reports July 1981; Apr & Nov 1 file 1982

Open

B/g/2/3 Nigerian Chaplaincy Committee minutes Mar - Nov 1982 1 file

Open

B/g/2/4 Minutes of meeting to discuss the establishment of Nigerian Dec 1979 Chaplaincy 1 file

Open

B/g/3 Ghanaian Ministry - Ghanaian Chaplaincy and Ghanaian Union 1961-1999

80 files

Ghanaian Chaplaincy At the end of the 1950s there was a large population of Ghanaians, particularly Ghanaian students, in the UK. The Presbyterian Church of Ghana felt that there was a need for a minister from Ghana to work with these Ghanaian students and in partnership with the Presbyterian Church of England appointed Revd. F.W.K. Akuffo as Ghanaian Chaplain in the UK in 1961. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church 70

Ghana joined the partnership at the end of the 1960's. On its creation, the URC adopted the chaplaincy and widened its scope to cover the spiritual needs of all Ghanaians living in Britain. The Ghanaian Chaplaincy became part of the URC and was known as a ministry rather than a chaplaincy. In 2010 it was absorbed into the main URC church and was no longer a ministry in its own right.

Ghanaian chaplains have included: Revd. F.W.K. Akuffo Revd. E. S. Mate-Kodjo Revd. Albert Wurapa Revd. Ben Tettey Revd. Anthony Beeko Revd Derrick S. Djandu-Hedidor Revd. Emmanuel K. Frimpong Revd. Francis K. Amenu Revd. Dr. Godwin Odonkor

[Taken from the Ghanaian Union website 2010: http://www.ghanaunion.org.uk/BriefHistory_1.html]

Ghanaian Union The Ghanaian Union's aim is to relieve hardship and distress among Ghanaians and to advance the education of all in the social and cultural traditions of Ghana in order to preserve the 'Ghanaian Identity'. It is an independent charity formed by the Ghanaian Chaplaincy in 1979 and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 27th June 1980. [Taken from the Ghanaian Union website 2010: http://www.ghanaunion.org.uk]

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

B/g/3/1 Ghanaian Chaplaincy minutes and agendas 1975-1999

2 files

Open

B/g/3/1/1 Ghanaian Chaplaincy Committee minutes 1975-1999

1 file

Jan 1975-Mar 1980; Sept 1981-Nov 1988; Apr 1989; Mar 1990-Feb 1992; Oct 1994-Mar 1999

Open

71

B/g/3/1/2 Ghanaian Chaplaincy Executive Committee minutes 1975-1978

1 file

Oct 1975; Mar 1976; Mar 1977; July 1978

Open

B/g/3/2 Ghanaian Chaplaincy reports 1975-1999

5 files

Open

B/g/3/2/1 Chaplain's reports 1975-1999

2 files

Jan 1975-1976; Feb 1977; Apr 1982; Mar 1984-Feb 1999

Open

B/g/3/2/2 Annual reports 1980; 1996- 1998 1 file

Open

B/g/3/2/3 Fellowship report July 1976

1 file

Open

B/g/3/2/4 Bulletin Jul 1984- Dec 1988 1 file

Open

B/g/3/3 Ghanaian Chaplaincy correspondence and papers 1961-1999

60 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

72

B/g/3/3/1 Presbyterian Church of England Ghanaian work: correspondence and 1961-1965 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana; correspondence about Ghanaian students in London and appointing a Ghanaian pastor to work with them; practical arrangements for the Ghanaian Chaplaincy; reports of the Ghanaian Chaplaincy

Open

B/g/3/3/2 Presbyterian Church of England Ghanaian work: correspondence and 1965 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana; correspondence about Ghanaian students in London; correspondence and papers about establishing a hostel for Ghanaian students in London; practical arrangements for the Ghanaian Chaplaincy; reports of the Ghanaian Chaplaincy

Open

B/g/3/3/3 Presbyterian Church of England Ghanaian work: correspondence and 1968-1969 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and correspondence about practical arrangements for the Ghanaian Chaplain

Open

B/g/3/3/4 Presbyterian Church of England Ghanaian work: correspondence and 1969-1971 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and correspondence about practical arrangements for the Ghanaian Chaplain including arranging a house and car

Open

73

B/g/3/3/5 Presbyterian Church of England Ghanaian work: correspondence and 1965-1972 papers

1 file

Includes correspondence with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana; correspondence about practical arrangements for the Ghanaian Chaplain such as the budget; notes and correspondence about a consultative process about the future of the chaplaincy 1972

Open

B/g/3/3/6 Correspondence and working papers 1961-1976

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/7 Ben Tetty: correspondence with Commission for Racial Equality 1980-1983 (CRE) correspondence

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/8 Ben Tetty: correspondence about a SOAS course that he was 1975-1976 involved in organising

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/9a Correspondence and working papers 1982-1983

1 file Including correspondence about issues in the Chaplaincy and its future

Open

B/g/3/3/9b Correspondence and working papers 1982-1983

1 file

Including correspondence about issues in the Chaplaincy and its future

This file is closed until 2067 74

These papers have been redacted from B/g/3/3/9a as they are confidential

B/g/3/3/10 Ben Tetty: general chaplaincy correspondence and papers 1976-1980

2 files

Includes papers on chaplaincy policy and information on the chaplaincy

Open

B/g/3/3/11 Ben Tetty's correspondence with Churches Commission on Overseas 1976-1980 Students (CCOS)

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/12 Ben Tetty: general chaplaincy correspondence 1977-1981

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/13 Ben Tetty: correspondence 1976-1981

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/14 Ben Tetty: general chaplaincy correspondence and papers 1976-1980

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/15 Ben Tetty: correspondence about the Whitefield International Student 1977-1981 Chaplaincy Centre (WISCC)

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/16 Papers and correspondence about the role of the Ghanaian 1982-1984 Chaplaincy

75

1 file

This file is closed until 2068

B/g/3/3/17 Ben Tetty: correspondence with Evangelical Presbyterian Church of 1975-1981 Ghana and Ghana High Commission

1 file

Includes minutes of consultative meeting between the High Commissioner and Representatives of the Ghana Union Executive, November 1978

Open

B/g/3/3/18 Ben Tetty: pastoral matters 1978-1980

1 file

This file is closed until 2064

B/g/3/3/19 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1982-1983

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/20 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1980-1982

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/21 Ben Tetty: general chaplaincy correspondence and papers 1979-1983

1 file

Includes correspondence about Hardship Fund for Ghanaian Students

Open

B/g/3/3/22 Papers Early 1980s

1 file

Papers about Ghana and the Ghanaian Chaplaincy

76

Open

B/g/3/3/23 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1981-1982

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/24 Ben Tetty: two letters on British Nationality law 1981

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/25 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1976-1977

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/26 Ben Tetty general chaplaincy correspondence and papers 1975-1983

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/27 Ben Tetty general correspondence 1979-1981

1 file

Includes requests for financial and other help

Open

B/g/3/3/28 Ben Tetty pastoral matters 1977-1979

1 file

Includes requests for financial and other help and personal letters

This file is closed until 2063

B/g/3/3/29 Ben Tetty general chaplaincy correspondence 1977-1979

1 file

Open 77

B/g/3/3/30 Ben Tetty general chaplaincy correspondence 1976-1982

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/31 Circular letters sent out by Ben Tetty about his work and the 1984 Chaplaincy

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/32 Correspondence between Ben Tetty and United Kingdom Immigrants 1979-1980 Advisory Service

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/33 Correspondence between Ben Tetty and Joint Council for the Welfare 1979 of Immigrants

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/34 Nationality Bill 1980-1981

1 file

Ben Tetty's correspondence with MPs and organisations on the proposed Bill

Open

B/g/3/3/35 Ben Tetty: pastoral matters 1974-1980

1 file

This file is closed until 2064

B/g/3/3/36 Correspondence and papers 1983-1998

2 files

This file is closed until 2082 78

B/g/3/3/37 Anthony Beeko's correspondence with and about the Presbyterian 1986-1987 church of Ghana

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/38 Anthony Beeko: general correspondence 1984

1 file

Includes requests for help and some personal letters

Open

B/g/3/3/39 Correspondence with the Ghanaian Embassy in the UK 1984-1990

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/40 Small amount of correspondence with the Inter-diocesan West African 1984-1998 Links (IDWAL)

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/41 Correspondence and working papers 1984-1989

1 file

Includes correspondence and papers about Chaplaincy, its future and general Chaplaincy matters; and draft report of Ghanaian Chaplaincy review group 1985

Open

B/g/3/3/42 Working papers 1981-1985

1 file

Includes "A year in the London office as Ghanaian Chaplain," Anthony Beeko; correspondence; papers; correspondence with the UK immigration services

Open 79

B/g/3/3/43 Correspondence and working papers 1983-1985

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/44 Anthony Beeko: papers 1980s

1 file

Including "Justification for the existence of the Ghanaian Chaplaincy," and "Reorganisation of the administrative structure of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana"

Open

B/g/3/3/45 General correspondence 1975

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/46 Anthony Beeko general correspondence 1987-1988

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/47 Ghanaian Chaplaincy leaflets 1980s

1 file

Partnership in Action: the Ghanaian Chaplaincy, Anthony Beeko, 1980s; A Ghanaian Mission in Britain: the work of the Ghanaian Chaplaincy of the United Reformed Church, Ben Tetty, 1981; Ghanaian Chaplaincy in the United Kingdom

Open

B/g/3/3/48 Whitefield International Students' Chaplaincy Centre (WISCC) 1977-1981 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

80

B/g/3/3/49 Ghanaian Chaplaincy policy and information 1970s

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/50 Review of Ghanaian Ministry 1985 1984-1985

1 file

Includes papers; correspondence; minutes of review group (Oct 1984; Mar 1985)

Open

B/g/3/3/51 Review of Ghanaian ministry 1998

1 file

Includes discussion papers and notes of the review meeting August 1998

Open

B/g/3/3/52a Review of Ghanaian Ministry 1993/1994 1983-1994

1 file

Includes correspondence; papers giving background information about the Chaplaincy; Five Years' Stewardship in Britain: report on the Ghanaian Chaplaincy, Rev A.A. Beeko, 1989

Open

B/g/3/3/52b Review of Ghanaian Ministry 1993/1994 1983-1994

1 file

This file is closed until 2024

These papers have been redacted from B/g/3/3/52a as they are confidential

B/g/3/3/53 Review of Ghanaian Ministry 1997-1998 1997-1998

1 file

81

Includes papers; correspondence; and responses to review questions

Open

B/g/3/3/54 Review of Ghanaian Ministry 1997-1998 1997-1999

1 file

Includes papers; correspondence; summary responses to review; review meeting notes

Open

B/g/3/3/55 Papers and correspondence relating to the organisation of a new 1998-1999 Ghanaian ministry

1 file

Open

B/g/3/3/56 Miscellaneous papers 1989-1994

1 file

Includes farewell sermon for Rev Derrick Sena Dzandu-Hedidor, Oct 1994; information on Derrick Dzandu-Hedidor and his appointment, 1989; order of service of Ghanaian Chaplaincy's celebration of Ghana's 34th year of independence, 1991

Open

B/g/3/4 Ghanaian Union 1976-1983

13 files

Open

B/g/3/4/1 Ghanaian Union Executive Committee minutes and agendas 1981-1982

1 file

May 1981; January (rough); April (rough) 1982

Open

B/g/3/4/2 Ghanaian Union annual reports 1980-1983

82

1 file

Open

B/g/3/4/3 Ghanaian Union statements of accounts 1980-1981

1 file

Open

B/g/3/4/4 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1979-1980

1 file

Includes correspondence about aid for the Ghana Union’s community work in London; information on the Union's applications for funding

Open

B/g/3/4/5 Correspondence about the Union's Islington African Project and its 1981-1983 printing press project

1 file

Open

B/g/3/4/6 Papers 1981-1983

1 file

Includes copies of official papers such as the rules and objectives of the Union; copies of circulars and memoranda sent by Ben Tetty; information on the printing press; photographs; correspondence

Open

B/g/3/4/7 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1980-1982

1 file

Includes correspondence about a printing press for the Ghana Union press project

Open

B/g/3/4/8 Correspondence about Ben Tetty's role as chaplain to International 1977-1979 Students' House 83

1 file

Open

B/g/3/4/9 Correspondence and papers relating to the foundation and 1978-1979 development of the Union

1 file

Open

B/g/3/4/10 Working papers 1977-1983

1 file

Includes correspondence; information on the Union and its history

Open

B/g/3/4/11 Ben Tetty: general correspondence 1976-1983

1 file

Open

B/g/3/4/12 Working papers 1978-1982

1 file

Includes correspondence; papers; Federation of Ghana Unions of UK and Northern Ireland charter, agreement and draft constitution; press and publicity report 1979/80; information on the printing press project

Open

B/g/3/4/13 Correspondence about Ghanaian students' welfare 1981-1983

1file

Open

B/h Publications and resources 1979-2007

17 files

Open

84

B/h/1 Congregational and United Reformed Churches Lay Preachers' 1994-1999 Association newsletters

1 file

No.28 (autumn 1994); no.31 (spring 1996); no.33 (spring 1997)-no.37 (spring 1999)

Open

B/h/2 The Auxiliary Ministry Bulletin 1980-1994

1 file

1 (Oct 1980) - 39 (Jan 1994)

Open

B/h/3 Ministry Matters Bulletin 1983-1990

1 file

No.1 (Oct 1983)- no.16 (Sept 1990)

Open

B/h/4 Training for Learning and Service (TLS) resources 1996

1 file

Booklets including Writing TLS Essays; Prospectus 1997-1998; Taster Unit; Support Group Member's Handbook; Handling the Bible; Module 4 The Body of Christ; Module 5 Bible Study

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B/h/5 Settling In: introducing a minister to a new pastorate 1997

1 file

Includes some correspondence about the booklet

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B/h/6 Exploring the Faith: course for preachers and others c.1980s

3 files 85

Units 1-17

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B/h/7 URC ministry leaflets 1979-1990

1 file

Includes Training Ministers in the Community, Ministry Matters occasional paper no.1, 1984; "Tell me about the ministry - 1. stipendiary," 1983; "Tell me about the ministry - 2. auxiliary," 1985; In-service Training for Ministers, 1983; Silence and Retreats: be still and know that I am God, 1980s; Working Guidelines for an Auxiliary Ministry, 1979; "What happens at a National Assessment Conference?" Michael Dunford, 1990; More about the Stipendiary Ministry, 1987 & 1988; Financing your training, 1988 & 1992; More about the Auxiliary Ministry, 1988

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B/h/8 Board of Studies for the Auxiliary Ministry Newsletter 1990-1992

1 file

Autumn 1990, summer 1991, summer 1992

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B/h/9 Publications on eldership 1977-2000s

2 files

Includes: “An elder? Who? Me?” 1985; “Choosing elders: a way to help” “Choosing our elders” “Called to be an elder: is this for you?” “Being an elder in the URC,” leaflets 1 & 2, 1977 “Exploring eldership: what does eldership mean to you and your church,” Peter McIntosh, 1990 “Being an elder in the URC,” Stephen Mayor, 1987 “Being an elder in the URC,” Stephen Mayor, 1982 “Being an elder in the URC,” Stephen Mayor, 1985 Refreshing the elders’ meeting, Peter McIntosh and Graham Robson, 2000 86

A course for elders, c.1990s folder and CD “United for mission” Eldership in the URC, GEAR, 1995

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B/h/10 Developing Discipleship pack 1996

1 file

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B/h/11 Publications on ministry 1970s-1999

1 file

Includes: “Manual of advice to Provincial Synods and District Councils regarding application and support procedures for the Ministry of World and Sacrament: auxiliary and stipendiary,” 1989 Could this be you? The Ministry of the Word and Sacrament pack, 1999 Could this be you? The candidating process for the Ministry of the Word and Sacrament pack, 1999 “The call to the ministry: suggested prayers prepared by David Jenkins,” 1985 “Tell me about the ministry,” 1970s “More about the ministry,” 1977 & 1983 “Tell me about the ministry no.1 stipendiary,” 1983 “Tell me about the ministry no.2 auxiliary,” 1983 “Training ministers in the community,” ministry matters occasional paper no. 1, 1984 “Vocations Sunday 2002” pack “Working guidelines for an Auxiliary Ministry,” 1980 “Preparing for ministry: training programme for Auxiliary Ministers,” 1988

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B/h/12 Publications on lay preaching 1980s-1994

1 file

Includes: “Lay Preaching Matters” leaflets 1-16, 1980s Lay Preaching Matters, 1994 “Lay preaching an out-dated concept,”1988

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B/h/13 Stress in the Ministry 1987

1 file

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B/h/14 Thank God You’ve Come: a guide for those seeking to offer more 1992 effective pastoral care, Graham Long

1 file

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B/h/15 Other publications 1970’s-2007

1 file

Includes: “They've asked me to be District Secretary” “They’ve asked me to be Church Treasurer,” (draft) “They’ve asked me to be Church Secretary” “Education for Ministry learning for life,” 2007 “Faith & Worship local preachers training course,” 1993 “Ministry through the year 2000,” Peter Brain, 1989 “The role of small groups in the work and outreach of the church,” 1982 “The church’s ministry among HM Forces” “Speaking out,” 1983 Christian Education series nos.7-12, 1970s Open

B/i Miscellaneous 1990-1999

6 files

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B/i/1 "Ministerial Training in the URC - a harmonious system of mutual c.1990s frustration," Lesley Simmons

1 file

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B/i/2 Local Church Leadership: an interim pack describing the process 1999 whereby the Mersey Province began to undertake this development in lay ministry

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1 file

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B/i/3 "Possible Future Patterns for Training Ministers in the United 1996 Reformed Church," Lesley Husselbee

1 file

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B/i/4 "Interim Moderators in the URC; guidelines for local churches, district 1990s councils and interim moderators"

1 file

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B/i/5 Ministerial Training Committee: correspondence about the report on 1990-1992 "Suitability for Ministry" given to the 1991 Assembly

1 file

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B/i/6 Ministerial Training Committee: correspondence about communication 1991-1992 skills for ministers

1 file

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Activities, 1936-2008 URC/C

Extent

1064 files

Box numbers

URC 65-107, 109-191, 257-259, 261, A-E, P-Q

Description

This section contains records relating to the URC’s various activities.

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C Activities Dates 1936-2010 1064 files

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C/a Assembly Committees 1944-2007 (excluding young people committees)

92 files

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C/a/1 Church Life Department 1972-1984

4 files

This Department was established 1972 and had charge of such work as ministerial training, doctrine and worship, Christian education and youth and children’s work [Assembly Report 1984]. The Department ceased to exist in 1985 when some of its duties were taken over by the newly created Ministries Department.

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C/a/1/1 Church Life Department Central Committee minutes (some signed) Oct 1972- and some committee papers Jan 1984

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2 files

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C/a/1/2 Church Life Department Executive Committee minutes (signed) and Mar 1979- some committee papers June 1981

1 file

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C/a/1/3 Church Life Department Chairmen and Secretaries’ meeting minutes June 1982- (signed) and some committee papers June 1984

1 file

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C/a/2 Overseas Exchange subcommittee (OESC)/ International 2003-2005 Exchange subcommittee (IESC)/ International Exchange Reference Group

1 file

The OESC was created in 1995 and was responsible for the selection, training and care of mission partners in the UK and overseas, and for overseeing the exchange of personnel. In 2000 it became known as the IESC and in 2008 as the International Exchange Reference Group.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/a/2/1 IESC committee papers April 2003- April 2005 1 file

This file is closed until 2020

C/a/3 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee 1977-1993

20 files

Certain restrictions apply are noted at item level

C/a/3/1 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee committee papers July 1977- Sept 1982 5 files 91

This file is closed until 2066

C/a/3/2 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee minutes (signed) July 1977- Oct 1985 4 files

This file is closed until 2069

C/a/3/3 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee minutes (signed) Jan 1986- Oct 1989 1 file

This file is closed until 2073

C/a/3/4 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee minutes Jan 1990 – Jan 1993 1 file

This file is closed until 2077

C/a/3/5 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee committee papers Jan 1983- Sept 1984 4 files

This file is closed until 2068

C/a/3/6 World Church & Mission Personnel Committee committee papers Jan 1988- Sept 1992 5 files

This file is closed until 2076

C/a/4 Christian Education & Stewardship Committee joint meetings 1973-1986 with Children’s Work Committee

3 files

See also C/b/1/4 Children’s Work Committee

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C/a/4/1 Christian Education & Stewardship Committee joint meetings with June 1973- Children’s Work Committee minutes (some signed) and some Jan 1982 committee papers

2 files

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C/a/4/2 Christian Education & Stewardship Committee joint meetings with Jan 1983- Children’s Work Committee minutes (signed) and committee papers Jan 1986

1 file

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C/a/5 Christian Education Committee/ Christian Education & 1972-1994 Stewardship Committee

3 files

This committee was created 1972 and was part of Church Life Department. It explored ways of communicating the Church's mission so as to encourage the active engagement of the members and their financial support. It also dealt with wider schemes of Christian Education [Assembly Report 1972 and URC website 2010].

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C/a/5/1 Christian Education Committee/ Christian Education & Stewardship Oct 1972- Committee minutes (signed) Jan 1975

1 file

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C/a/5/2 Christian Education Committee/ Christian Education & Stewardship March-July Committee minutes (many signed) and some committee papers 1980; Jan 1982- 2 files Oct 1994

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C/a/6 Faith and Life Department 1984-1992

3 files

This department’s central committee first met in 1984. The department’s remit was to carry the URC’s central responsibility for the growth of the whole membership of all ages in discipleship and effective witness.

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C/a/6/1 Faith and Life Executive Committee rough agendas and meeting Nov 1985 – papers Oct 1989

1 file

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C/a/6/2 Faith and Life Departmental Committee/ Central Committee minutes Oct 1984- (many signed) and some committee papers May 1992

2 files

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C/a/7 Discipleship, Stewardship and Witness/ Discipleship and 1995-1999 Witness/ Life and Witness Committee

3 files

The first meeting of Discipleship and Witness Committee took place in 1995. Its remit included to encourage growth in faith among people of all ages; to support the work of exercising pastoral care; to challenge the local church to share the gospel and stimulate districts and synods in the development of their own strategies for outreach; to encourage churches in their participation in the Decade of evangelism and to be responsible for the Windermere Centre [Assembly Report 1996]. In 1999 the committee became known as the Life and Witness Committee.

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C/a/7/1 Discipleship and Witness Committee committee papers July 1996 – Oct 1997 1 file

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C/a/7/2 Discipleship, Stewardship and Witness/ Life and Witness Committee Jan 1998 – minutes (signed) Nov 1999

1 file

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C/a/7/3 Discipleship and Witness Committee: Officers’ meetings minutes and Nov 1995- committee papers Nov 1996; Feb 1997 1 file 94

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C/a/8 Mission and Ecumenical Work at Home Committee 1972-1994 (MEW Home)

16 files

This committee was one of the original URC committees in 1972. Its remit was to help the URC relate to world church and mission as they were exemplified in the UK [Assembly Report 1973].

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C/a/8/1 MEW Home minutes (signed) Oct 1972 – Oct 1994 4 files

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C/a/8/2 MEW Home committee papers, working papers and correspondence 1977-1988

7 files

Includes Personal Episcopacy: a URC view, 1979; The URC: The church in rural areas, 1978

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C/a/8/3 MEW Home committee papers Sept 1978- June 1984 1file

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C/a/8/4 MEW Home committee papers Jan 1992- Apr 1993 4 files

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C/a/9 Mission and Ecumenical Work Abroad (MEW Abroad) 1989-1994

2 files

This committee was one of the original URC committees in 1972. Its remit covered overseas mission work and developing relationships between the URC and churches in other countries [Assembly Report 95

1973].

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C/a/9/1 MEW Abroad committee papers Jan 1992 - Oct 1994 1 file

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C/a/9/2 MEW Abroad East/West Links Working Group working papers and 1989-1991 correspondence

1 file

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C/a/10 World Church and Mission Central Committee 1972-1994

6 files

The Department of World Church and Mission was started in 1972 and ran until about 1991. Its functions were to maintain and develop the URC’s links with other churches at home and overseas; to act for the URC in promoting and participating in world missionary enterprise and inter-church aid; to be the means whereby the URC participated in the Congregational Council for World Mission; to act as the URC’s link with other missionary and ecumenical organisations; to encourage the full participation of URC members in world mission; and, to advise and act for the URC in giving Christian witness and service on behalf of international justice and the peace and welfare of all people.

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C/a/10/1 World Church and Mission Central Committee minutes (signed) and Oct 1972 - some papers June 1992

5 files

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C/a/10/2 World Church and Mission Executive Committee minutes (signed) Mar 1973 – Sept 1994 1 file

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C/a/11 Mission and Other Faiths Committee/ Interfaith Relations 1972-1999 Committee

6 files The Mission and Other Faiths Committee began in 1972. At that time it was part of the Department of World Church and Mission and its work was primarily to do with people of other faiths resident in the UK. In 2008 the remit of the Interfaith Relations Committee was “to encourage and assist the churches in inter-faith situations; to affirm and support individuals involved in inter-faith dialogue on behalf of the church; to engage in direct contact with people of other faiths; and to develop theological understanding of inter-faith dialogue and mission” [Assembly Report 2008].

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C/a/11/1 Mission and Other Faiths Committee/ Interfaith Relations Committee Oct 1972 – minutes (many signed) and some papers and correspondence Jan 1999

6 files

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C/a/12 Ecumenical Committee 1995-2002

10 files

This committee’s remit was to foster ecumenical development in the life of the URC. Tasks included listening to those with experience of the world church, and other faiths; maintaining official URC links with overseas churches and ecumenical organisations; guiding the URC’s participation in the CWM and taking responsibility for the URC’s involvement in St Andrew’s Hall [Assembly Report 2000].

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C/a/12/1 Ecumenical Committee correspondence and some newsletters 1995-1996

1 file

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C/a/12/2 Ecumenical Committee minutes (signed), agendas and papers Jan 1995- Sept 2002 9 files

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C/a/13 Decade of Evangelism Working Group 1994

1 file

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C/a/13/1 Decade of Evangelism Working Group minutes Jan-Sept 1994 1 file

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C/a/14 Interdepartmental Committee on Evangelism 1983-1985

1 file

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C/a/14/1 Interdepartmental Committee on Evangelism working papers 1983-1985

1 file

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C/a/15 Worship and Doctrine/ Doctrine, Prayer and Worship Committee 1972-2007

13 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at file level

C/a/15/1 Worship and Doctrine/ Doctrine, Prayer and Worship Committee Oct 1972- minutes (many signed), agendas and papers July 1999

6 files

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C/a/15/2 Worship and Doctrine/ Doctrine, Prayer and Worship Committee Jan 2000- minutes (many signed), agendas and papers July 2007

7 files

This file is closed until 2020

C/b Young People 1936-2010

294 files, 2 awards, 1 flag, 4 videos 98

Youth and children’s work have always had an important role in the URC. A Youth Work Committee (responsible for those aged 14-21) and a Children’s Work Committee were two of the original URC committees in 1972 under the Church Life Department. After a restructure in 2008, a Youth and Children’s Work Committee was created to manage all the URC’s work with young people including Pilots and FURY.

FURY FURY (Fellowship of United Reformed Youth) is the URC’s youth organisation and encompasses all the church’s work with young people aged 11-25. The National Youth Committee first developed FURY as the New FURY Project (NFP) which they presented to the 1989 Assembly; it was accepted by the 1990 Assembly. The establishment of FURY included the creation of the Yardley Hastings Centre as a residential resource centre offering activities and training experiences to help children, young people and youth leaders grow and develop [Guide to the New FURY Project (C/b/3/4/4)].

Pilots Pilots is a non-uniformed Christian organisation for children and young people. It was established in 1936, growing out of a London Missionary Society led campaign to raise funds to buy missionary ships (known as the John Williams ships). In 1972 it became part of the United Reformed Church.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/b/1 Committees 1972-2005

45 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/b/1/1 Youth and Children’s Work Committee 1990-2003

2 files

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C/b/1/1/1 Youth and Children’s Work Committee some committee papers Sept 1990; Feb 1996; 2 files Jun 1998- Nov 2003 This file is closed until 2018

C/b/1/2 Pilots Executive 1999-2002

1 file 99

Pilots Executive began in the late 1990s. It was created as an opportunity for the Pilots Management Committee, Pilots Publication Board (which oversees all Pilots publications), Regional Pilots Officers and guests from local companies to meet annually to discuss and make decisions on issues concerning the organisation.

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C/b/1/2/1 Pilots Executive minutes and papers Jan 1999- Jan 2002 1 file

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C/b/1/3 Pilots Management Committee 1997-2002

1 file

This committee began in the late 1990s to oversee the management of Pilots.

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C/b/1/3/1 Pilots Management Committee July 1997- Oct 2002 1 file

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C/b/1/4 Children’s Work Committee 1972-1994

4 files

See also C/a/4 Christian Education & Stewardship Committee joint meetings with Children’s Work Committee

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C/b/1/4/1 Children’s Work Committee minutes (signed) Nov 1972- July 1976; 1 file Mar 1980- Mar 1981 Open

C/b/1/4/2 Children’s Work Committee minutes (signed) and some committee Jan 1988- papers Oct 1994

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1 file

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C/b/1/4/3 Children’s Work Committee minutes (some signed) June 1982- June 1987 1 file

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C/b/1/4/4 Children’s Work Committee miscellaneous papers 1986-1994

1 file

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C/b/1/5 Youth Committee/ National Youth Committee 1972-1994

5 files

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C/b/1/5/1 Youth Committee/ National Youth Committee minutes (signed) Oct 1972- Nov 1994 4 files

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C/b/1/5/2 Youth Committee/ National Youth Committee committee papers Mar 1992- Nov 1993 1 file

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C/b/1/6 Youth Committee/ National Youth Committee Activities July 1982- Subcommittee Feb 1990

1 file

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C/b/1/6/1 Youth Committee/ National Youth Committee Activities Subcommittee July 1982- minutes (some signed) Feb 1990

1 file

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C/b/1/7 FURY Ginger Group May 1984- June 1995 2 files The Ginger Group programme ran from about 1985-1991. Each year a group of 5-7 young people spent a year working with URC churches. They were invited to churches where they helped with activities such as mothers and toddlers groups, schools work and community work.

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C/b/1/7/1 FURY Ginger Group minutes (most signed) May 1984- June 1991 1 file

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C/b/1/7/2 North-Western Provincial Ginger Group minutes Jan 1992- May 1995 1 file

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C/b/1/8 United Reformed Church Guide and Scout Fellowship (URCGSF) Mar 1972- Oct 1995 3 files

The United Reformed Church Guide and Scout Fellowship works with members of Guide and Scout groups who meet at or are sponsored by United Reformed Churches, as well as individual members of United Reformed Churches who have an interest in Guiding or Scouting [Taken from the URC Guide and Scout Fellowship website 2010: http://urcgsf.org.uk/].

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C/b/1/8/1 URCGSF minutes (signed) and some papers Mar 1972- Oct 1995 2 files

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C/b/1/9 Uniformed Organisations Panel 1973-1983

1 file

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C/b/1/9/1 Uniformed Organisations Panel minutes Jan-Nov 1973; 1 file Nov 1977- Dec 1983 Open

C/b/1/10 11-14’s Working Party Sept 1989

2 files

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C/b/1/10/1 11-14’s Working Party minutes Feb 1989- Oct 1990 1 file

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C/b/1/10/2 11-14’s Working Party correspondence and working papers 1989-1991

1 file

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C/b/1/11 DfES Monitoring Group 2002-2005

The URC received funding from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to fund social inclusion projects under the name of ‘Mission Possible.’

1 file

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C/b/1/11/1 DfES Monitoring Group minutes Sept 2000- Sept 2005 1 file

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C/b/1/12 Friends of FURY (FoF) 1994-1998

1 file

Friends of FURY was an opportunity for those over 25, either individually or as a group or church, to offer practical support and encouragement to FURY. Members were to be encouragers and 103

enablers to young people in their church.

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C/b/1/12/1 FoF minutes May 1994- Oct 1998 1 file

Includes The Report of the FURY Review 1998

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C/b/1/13 FURY 80 Planning Committee Sept 1980

1 file

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C/b/1/13/1 FURY 80 Planning Committee minutes Sept 1980

1 file

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C/b/1/14 FURY Development Group 1991-1992

1 file

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C/b/1/14/1 FURY Development Group minutes Nov 1991- Dec 1992 1 file

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C/b/1/15 FURY Structures Working Group 1991-1992

1 file

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C/b/1/15/1 FURY Structures Working Group minutes May 1991- Dec 1992 1 file

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C/b/1/16 New FURY Project (NFP) Development Committee 1990-1991

2 files

This committee’s remit was to bring proposals on the aims, structure etc of FURY to the National Youth Committee and FURY Assembly [Assembly Report 1992].

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C/b/1/16/1 NFP Development Committee minutes Sept 1990 – Aug 1991 1 file

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C/b/1/16/2 NFP Development Committee correspondence and working papers 1990-1991

1 file

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C/b/1/17 New FURY Project Programme Committee 1990-1991

1 file

This committee was responsible for the whole programme of youth activities in the URC [Assembly Report 1992].

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C/b/1/17/1 NFP Programme Committee some minutes and information Sept 1990- Nov 1991 1 file

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C/b/1/18 Youth Committee International Affairs/ World Affairs 1978-1988; Subcommittee 1990

1 file

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C/b/1/18/1 Youth Committee International Affairs/ World Affairs Subcommittee July 1978- minutes May 1988; Mar – Nov 105

1 file 1990

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C/b/1/19 Youth Committee Training Subcommittee 1976-1989

1 file

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C/b/1/19/1 Youth Committee Training Subcommittee minutes May 1976- May 1989 1 file

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C/b/1/20 FURY Review Group 1998

1 file

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C/b/1/20/1 FURY Review Group notes Apr 1997- Oct 1998 1 file

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C/b/1/21 FURY Council/ FURY Advisory Board 1993-2004

3 files

In 2007 the FURY Advisory Board replaced the FURY Council which had been established in 1992. The Advisory Board is elected by FURY Assembly and made up of the FURY Executive and FURY Task Group. It is responsible for organising FURY events such as FURY Assembly and the FURY Forum. The FURY Executive is responsible for all the work of FURY and its officers are directly elected by FURY Assembly or appointed by a nominations committee. FURY Executive devolves some of its functions to the Advisory Board and can, as it deems necessary, create other working groups to perform specific functions.

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C/b/1/21/1 FURY Council/ FURY Advisory Board minutes Feb 1993- June 1997 106

1 file

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C/b/1/21/2 FURY Council guidelines 1999

1 file

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C/b/1/21/3 FURY Council committee and other papers 2000-2004

1 file

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C/b/1/22 Youth and Children’s Work Team 1976-2004

4 files

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C/b/1/22/1 Youth and Children’s Work Team meeting notes and miscellaneous Dec 1986- papers June 1997

3 files

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C/b/1/22/2 Youth and Children’s Work Team meeting notes Mar 1976 – May 1981 1 file

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C/b/1/23 Pilots Panel 1944-1996

3 files

This committee oversaw the running of Pilots.

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C/b/1/23/1 Pilots Panel minutes (signed) Mar 1944- June 1972 2 files

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C/b/1/23/2 Pilots Panel minutes (signed) Feb 1984- June 1996 1 file

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C/b/1/24 Provincial Pilot Officers’ Consultation 1987-1992

1 file

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C/b/1/24/1 Provincial Pilot Officers’ Consultation minutes Nov 1987- Nov 1992 1 file

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C/b/1/25 Pilots committees 1988

1 files

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C/b/1/25/2 15-17s Experimental Project minutes Oct 1988

1 file

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C/b/2 Children, youth & Pilots joint activities 1971-2002

10 files

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C/b/2/1 Resources/ publications 1980s- 1990s 3 files

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C/b/2/1/1 Climbing the Walls: steps towards raising the profile of youth and c. early children's work in the local URC 1990s

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1 file

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C/b/2/1/2 Taking Flight: a self-help programme to help churches find youth c.1980s- leaders 1990s

1 file

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C/b/2/1/3 Youth work in URC 1987

1 file

Working papers for this publication

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C/b/2/2 Activities

0 files

C/b/2/3 Other 1971-2002

7 files

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C/b/2/3/1 Union 1972: papers about the effects the 1972 Union will have on 1971-1972 youth work.

1 file

Includes Youth Work Policy for the URC; working party report, “The Church and Youth People;” meeting notes and information

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C/b/2/3/2 Union 2000: correspondence and papers relating to the proposed 1997-1998 union of the URC and Scottish Congregational Church youth work

1 file

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C/b/2/3/3 Methodist/URC questionnaire on joint youth work 1990

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1 file

Responses and correspondence to the questionnaire

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C/b/2/3/4 Human sexuality 1987-1995

1 file

Correspondence with Christian organisations and members of the URC about this issue and information on the Youth Committee's stance

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C/b/2/3/5 Report of a review of youth and children's work in the URC 2002

1 file

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C/b/2/3/7 Youth and Children’s Work Training Team review 1996-1999

1 file

Papers for this review

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C/b/3 Youth/ FURY 1972-2010

70 files and 4 videos

FURY (Fellowship of United Reformed Youth) is the URC’s youth organisation and encompasses all the church’s work which involves young people aged 11-25. The National Youth Committee first developed FURY as the New FURY Project (NFP) which they presented to the 1989 Assembly; it was accepted by the 1990 Assembly. NFP aimed to challenge and equip young people to play an active part in the life of the church and in the wider community as committed Christians. The establishment of FURY included the creation of the Yardley Hastings Centre a residential resource centre offering activities and training experiences to help children, young people and youth leaders grow and develop [Guide to the New FURY Project (C/b/3/4/4)].

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C/b/3/1 Publications and resources 1981-2010

27 files and 4 videos

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C/b/3/1/1 Video: What is FURY? This is it: your complete guide to FURY 1990s

3 copies

These videos are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/b/3/1/2 Video: The Yardley Hastings Centre 1990s

This video is held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the records manager on 02078616848 for access

C/b/3/1/3 The Radius Newsletter 1992

1 file

Yardley Hastings newsletter issue 1 (spring 1992) & 2 (Sept 1992)

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C/b/3/1/4 New FURY Project newsletters 1989-1991

1 file

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C/b/3/1/5 FURY Mailings Information 1993-1994

1 file

Jan 1993 & spring 1994

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C/b/3/1/6 Friends of FURY newsletters 1995-1997

1 file

Issue 1, vol. 2: 1-2, vol. 3:2

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C/b/3/1/7 FURY National magazine Nov 1984- Winter 1999 5 files

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C/b/3/1/8 Interview 1990-1995

1 file

URC magazine for workers with 11-14 year olds. Summer 1990, June 1994 & summer 1995 issues

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C/b/3/1/9 Hitch Hikers Guide to the Gospel 1993

1 file

Photocopy of booklet; mentors' guide; some correspondence and publicity material

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C/b/3/1/10 Touch and Go 1984/1985

1 file

FURY project pack

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C/b/3/1/11 Pinpoint Autumn 1996- 1 file Summer 1998 URC magazine for workers with 11-14 year olds.

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C/b/3/1/12 Youth Work in the URC: a statement of policy and principles for all 1978&1981 those involved in the work of FURY at a District, Provincial and National level, 3rd and 4th editions

1 file

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C/b/3/1/13 Youthwork Info: for United Reformed Churches and youth workers 1970s who want some help fitting youth work into their church life 1 file

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C/b/3/1/14 “Practical papers for people involved in working with youth people” 1992 pack

1 file

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C/b/3/1/15 A Vision for Fury's Future 1989

1 file

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C/b/3/1/16 “On the job: practical papers for youth workers” pack 1981

1 file

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C/b/3/1/17 The process of learning, Allan J Lowe c.1980s

1 file

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C/b/3/1/18 “Youth Activities” 1990

1 file

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C/b/3/1/19 Sounds of Fury, Donald Hilton 1994

1 file

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C/b/3/1/19 f2 Oct 2000- Aug 2010 1 file 113

FURY magazine

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C/b/3/1/20 FURY Sunday: resource pack 1990s

1 file

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C/b/3/1/21 National Youth Sunday resource pack on disability 1997

1 file

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C/b/3/1/22 Ecumenical Youth Work Packs 1998-1999

1 file

Includes “Young People as Prophets,” and “Young People as Agents of Change”

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C/b/3/1/23 An Introduction to Youth Work in the Church: a training course for 1982 those who have recently become involved in youth work in the church/ a refresher course for those with greater experience

1 file

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C/b/3/2 Activities 1972-2003

17 files

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C/b/3/2/1 Youth in Mission/ Youth Exchanges 1989-1996

1 file

Exchange trips between the UK, Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Guyana. Includes correspondence, information and reports on trips

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C/b/3/2/2 Christmas Conference 1991

1 file

Information; correspondence; meeting notes; review

Open

C/b/3/2/3 URC Adventure Camp 1971-1978

1 file

Information on this camp

Open

C/b/3/2/4 Camp Project Wales 1989-1992

1 file

Correspondence; notes of review group and copy of 1989 feasibility study

Open

C/b/3/2/5 Seniors' Camp 1991

1 file

Correspondence and comments from young people who attended the event

Open

C/b/3/2/6 FURY Camp Together 2003 2003

1 file

Information and flyers

Open

C/b/3/2/7 Anchors Aweigh event 1991-1992

1 file

Information and correspondence

115

Open

C/b/3/2/8 Programmes and flyers for youth events 1972-1973

1 file

Open

C/b/3/2/9 Flyers and information for FURY events 1998

1 file

Open

C/b/3/2/10 Flyers and information for FURY events 1992-1993

1 file

Open

C/b/3/2/11 Connect event 1989 -1993 & 1995 1 file

Flyers, meeting notes and information

Open

C/b/3/2/12 Daily event publications at General Assembly 1999-2002

1 file

The Big ‘G’ (1993); McRumblings (1994); Daily Squeak (1995); Over the Wire (1999); Misinform (2000); Céilidh Capers (2002)

Open

C/b/3/2/13 Information about URC youth events 1970s

1 file

Much is in the form of written commentary to accompany slide shows

Open

C/b/3/2/14 Flyers and information for FURY events 2002-2003

1 file 116

Open

C/b/3/2/15 Correspondence relating to the lobbying of MPs by the URC’s youth 1987 on the issue of voluntary youth organisations

1 file

This was part of a wider campaign among youth organisations

Open

C/b/3/2/16 ‘Reign Dance’ literature 1997

1 file

The Reign Dance event celebrated 25 years of FURY

Open

C/b/3/2/17 “FURY: The Walk of Life,” URC youth programme 1993

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3 FURY Assembly 1992-2006

9 files

FURY Assembly takes place annually. It looks at issues that matter to young people, holding workshops and giving them the opportunity to bring forward motions which influence the work of the FURY Advisory Board.

Open

C/b/3/3/1 FURY Assembly motions 1992

1 file

Correspondence about

Open

C/b/3/3/2 FURY Assembly papers 1999

1 file

117

Open

C/b/3/3/3 FURY Assembly papers 2000

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3/4 FURY Assembly programme 2001

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3/5 FURY Assembly papers 2002

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3/6 FURY Assembly papers 2003

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3/7 FURY Assembly papers 2004

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3/8 FURY Assembly newsletter Mar 2006

1 file

Open

C/b/3/3/9 FURY Assembly papers 1997

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4 Other 1990-2002

17 files 118

Open

C/b/3/4/1 Friends of FURY (FoF) pack c. 1990s

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/2 Friends of FURY papers 1997-1999

1 file

Response of the FoF Steering Group to the FURY Review (signed) and FoF steering group meeting notes

Open

C/b/3/4/3 Friends of FURY information c. 1990s

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/4 Guide to the New FURY Project booklet 1990

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/5 New FURY Project Appeal correspondence 1991

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/6 Letter to district youth secretaries (DYS) about the New FURY Project 1991 appeal

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/7 Letter sent by URC youth secretary about the proposals for the New 1989 FURY Project

1 file

Open 119

C/b/3/4/8 Information on New FURY Project and appeal c.1990

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/9 Information on the FURY Communications Group 2001

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/10 Correspondence with National Council for Voluntary Youth Services 1987-1988

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/11 Synod and URC youth organisation reports to FURY Council about 1999-2002 youth activities in their synods/ areas

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/12 Youth event photographs c.1991

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/13 National youth activities policy 1992

1 file

Draft policy and correspondence

Open

C/b/3/4/14 FURY review c.1999

1 file

Recommendations and ideas on how to implement them

Open

120

C/b/3/4/15 FURY review 1996-1998

1 file

Miscellaneous papers including correspondence, draft reports, responses to surveys

Open

C/b/3/4/16 Guidelines for District Youth Secretaries and Provincial Youth 1994 Secretaries

1 file

Open

C/b/3/4/17 An Introduction to the New FURY Project booklet 1989

1 file

And some information on the NFP

Open

C/b/4 Pilots post-1972 1972-2006

65 files, 2 awards, 1 flag

Pilots was established in 1936, prior to the creation of the URC. It became part of the URC in 1972. It was decided to divide Pilots records in the catalogue into those created before 1972 and those created after.

Open

C/b/4/1 Resources and publications 1972-2006

38 files and 1 flag

These files are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/b/4/1/1 Overseas voyage material for Pilots 1998-2001

1 file

India, 1998-1999; NZ OK, 2000; The Netherlands, 2001

121

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/2 Journeys: a resource pack leading to worship material for Pilots 2001 Sunday

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/3 Swimming Against the Flow: worship material for Pilots to share with 1997 their church, Pilot Sunday

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/4 Twister: a resource pack to enable Pilots to lead worship 2000

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/5 Christmas Through the Ages: a resource pack for Pilots Companies early 2000s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/6 Roots, Shoots & Froots: a resource pack leading to worship for Pilots 1999 Sunday

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/7 USA 1999 1999

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/8 Pilots calendar 1999

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

122

C/b/4/1/9 Small Hands on Deck: themes and ideas for 5 and 6 year olds 1990s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/10 Pilot Service Record booklet 2000s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/11 The Bridge 1998-2006

1 file

Spring 1998 – autumn 2006

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/12 Compass for Pilots Captains 1970s & 1988 1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/13 Pilots worksheets c.1990s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/14 Leaflets about Pilots 2000s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/15 Blank paper with Pilots letterhead c. 2000s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/16 Pilots badges n.d.

1 file

123

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/17 Pilots stickers n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/18 The Pilot service record 1976, 1983

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/19 The Pilots Log book 2000s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/20 The Captain's Locker n.d.

1 file

Pilots leaders' book

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/21 Pilots Diamond Jubilee booklet 1996

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/22 Pilots information leaflets c. late 1970s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/23 An article for The Bridge about the beginning of Pilots 1982

1 file

Includes some correspondence about the article

Open: held at the URC offices

124

C/b/4/1/24 1 Pilots flag n.d.

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/25 Signs, dreams and promises: ways in which God communicates with 2000s us

1 file

Worship pack

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/26 Opposite Directions: the way God leads us 2000s

1 file

Worship pack

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/27 Belonging 2005

1 file

Pilots worship material

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/28 Worship 2006

1 file

Pilots worship material

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/29 Pilots – celebrating the first 70 years 2006/2007

1 file

Pilots combined Voyage and Worship material

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/30 Voyage to Papua New Guinea 2002

1 file 125

Overseas voyage pack

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/31 Greece 2003a

1 file

Overseas voyage pack

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/32 Bangladesh 2004

1 file

Overseas voyage pack

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/33 British Isles Game 2005/2006

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/34 Peacebuilders: worship for peace, Karen Bulley, Penny Fuller, Steve 2000s Pearce, Doug Swanney

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/35 The Compass for Pilots officers working with Deckhands, Adventurers, 1999 Voyagers and Navigators

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/36 The Compass for Pilots officers working with Deckhands, Adventurers, 2006 Voyagers and Navigators

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

126

C/b/4/1/37 50th Anniversary Voyage: looking back over 50 years Pilots and 1986 forward to what lies ahead

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/38 We all belong, Pilots Sunday booklet 1998

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/39 “Pilots Voyager and Navigator questionnaire 2003 analysis” 2003

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/1/40 Pilots 75th Anniversary 2010

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/2 Activities 1972-2004

3 files

These files are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/b/4/2/1 Pilots camp 1972 papers 1972

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/2/2 Legoland photographs 2004

1 file

This file is closed until 2019

C/b/4/2/3 Account of a Pilots Summer Party, St Anne’s on Sea URC 2002

1 file

127

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/3 Companies 1988-2006

17 files

Open

C/b/4/3/1 Directory of Pilot companies 1988

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/2 Photograph of Abbey Lane Pilot Company 2007

1 file

This file is closed until 2022

C/b/4/3/3 Photographs of Hartlepool Pilots c.2000

1 file

This file is closed until 2015

C/b/4/3/4 Photograph of Grange Pilots 2000

1 file

This file is closed until 2015

C/b/4/3/5 Photographs of Red Lane Pilots, Scotland 2001

1 file

This file is closed until 2016

C/b/4/3/6 Miscellaneous photographs of Pilots c.1990s- 2000s 1 file

Some annotated

Open: held at the URC offices

128

C/b/4/3/7 Pilots directory 2001

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/8 Pilot company reports 2003

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/9 Pilots summary of attendees 1998

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/10 Wales Registered Companies July 1999

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/11 Pilots Registered Companies June 2000

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/12 Pilots Affiliated Companies Jan 2001

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/13 Pilots Affiliated Companies Feb 2001

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/14 Review of Pilots companies 1997

1 file

Open

129

C/b/4/3/15 Pilots Affiliated Companies April 2000; Feb, June, 1 file Nov 2001

Open

C/b/4/3/16 Statistics on Affiliated Companies Jan 2005

1 file

Open

C/b/4/3/17 Annual affiliation forms 2006

1 file

Open

C/b/4/4 Other 1986-2001

7 files and 2 awards

These files are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/b/4/4/1 Letters and photos from former Pilots members 2003

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/4/2 Pilots 50th anniversary celebration souvenir and programme June 1986

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/4/3 Photograph of Valerie Waite being awarded a medal 2001

1 file

This file is closed until 2016

C/b/4/4/4 Lists of winners of Master Mariner awards 1999-2001

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices 130

C/b/4/4/5 Master Mariner n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/4/6 Pilots award n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/4/7 "A fresh look at Pilots," Chris Baker 1988

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/4/8 Pilots 50th anniversary paper 1986

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/4/4/9 “Sea Change: a review of Pilots” 1996

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5 Pilots pre-1972 1936-1971

28 files

These files are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/b/5/1 “Suggested revision of ‘ideas book’ in respect of history of Pilots” 1968

1 file

Information on Pilots history

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/3 Information on the Pilots silver jubilee celebration and collection 1962

1 file 131

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/4 Pilots test Apr 1954

1 file

Questions on ‘cloud of witnesses’

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/5 Pilots information leaflet n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/6 Pilots Work Book n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/7 A Handbook for Pilots (draft) n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/8 Pilots manual n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/10 The Bridge 1953 & 1957

1 file

June 1953 & December 1957

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/11 Pilots national camp booklet 1971

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

132

C/b/5/12 Pilot's “Pound certificate” 1941

1 file

Awarded to Marion Jacques and Hugh Martin

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/13 Information on Pilots Late 1930s and 1946 1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/15 All About Pilots n.d.

1 file

London Missionary Society script for slides

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/16 London Missionary Society paper about Pilots and Congregation 1943 Union new youth scheme

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/17 Circular letter to Pilots about the collection of money for the John 1937 Williams V ship

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/18 Typed history of Pilots early 1970s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/19 “A brief history of Congregational Pilots” leaflet 1950s

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

133

C/b/5/20 Information on the Pilots silver jubilee celebration and collection 1962

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/21 Pilot Log books 1939 – 1969/70 1 file

Some belonging to former Pilots

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/22 Pamphlets about Pilots n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/23 Photograph of Bert and Ann Brown at Bow Pilot's camp 1949

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/24 Scripts to go with slide shows 1960-1962

1 file

Several slide shows: Pilots India Picture, LMS 1961&62 Africa Picture, LMS 1960 Our Congregational Churches, Other Gods, LMS The Cook Islands, LMS Gemo Island Hospital, LMS, 1961 South Sea Picture, LMS 1962 For Whom We Pray

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/25 Some papers relating to the John Williams VI ship and Pilots 1948

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices 134

C/b/5/26 The Pilot Book 1948-1959

1 file

Several copies

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/27 Compass for Pilots Captains c.1940-1960

1 file

Several copies 1940s, 1947, 1960

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/29 The Pilot voyage chart 1970/71- 1971/72 1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/31 Pilot’s World Ticket c.1960

1 file

Awarded to Phyllis Matthews

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/33 Pilots stickers n.d.

1 file

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/5/34 Pilots badges n.d.

Open: held at the URC offices

C/b/6 Child Protection 1994-2004

4 files

Open

C/b/6/1 Correspondence about the policies and practice relating to safe- 2003-2004 guarding children and Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks in the 135

URC

1 file

Open

C/b/6/2 Good Practice packs 1994 & 2001

1 file

Good Practice: a pack for local churches to help with safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, 1994 & Good Practice: safeguarding children and young people in the church 2001

Open

C/b/6/3 Correspondence about safe-guarding children 1998-1999

1 file

Open

C/b/6/4 Good Practise: some advice from the URC's solicitors on issues to do 1999 & 2001 with working with children

1 file

Open

C/b/7 Grants and funding 1985-2005

37 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/b/7/1 Department of Education and Science (DES) funding 1985-1993

5 files

Open

C/b/7/1/1 Project report: "Issues around Racism in Local and International Work 1993 1989-1993"

1 file

Open

136

C/b/7/1/2 Correspondence with DES and others about funding for voluntary 1985-1988 organisations

1 file

Open

C/b/7/1/3 "Inspection of youth work in the URC 1985-1986," DES report 1985-1986

1 file

Open

C/b/7/1/4 Letter to DES giving the URC’s response to funding changes 1988

1 file Open

C/b/7/1/5 Letter to National Council for Voluntary Youth Services about the July 1989 effects the changes in DES funding have had on the URC

1 file

Open

C/b/7/2 Grants for National Voluntary Youth Organisations 1999-2002 2000-2004

16 files The URC received funding from the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) and Department for Education and Skills (DfES) under this scheme. It was used to fund social inclusion projects under the name of ‘Mission Possible.’

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/b/7/2/1 Mission Possible: developing local church projects addressing issues 2003 of social inclusion

1 file

Booklet about the projects run under the 1999-2002 scheme

Open

C/b/7/2/2 Cederwood Trust project 2000-2002

1 file

137

Correspondence and project reports

This file is closed until 2017

C/b/7/2/3 Trinity Church, Abingdon project 2000-2004

1 file

Project reports and correspondence

Open

C/b/7/2/4 West End Church, Northern Synod project 2000-2004

1 file

Project reports and correspondence Open

C/b/7/2/5 Newquay URC project 2000-2004 1 file

Project reports and correspondence

Open

C/b/7/2/6 Dorchester United Church project 2001-2002

1 file

Project reports and correspondence

Open

C/b/7/2/7 Well Street URC project 2000-2004

1 file

Project reports and correspondence

Open

C/b/7/2/8 New St URC, Mersey Synod project 2000-2004

1 file

Project reports and correspondence

138

Open

C/b/7/2/9 Lewes Rd URC project 2000-2002

1 file

Project reports and correspondence

Open

C/b/7/2/10 Revidge Fold URC, North Blackburn Youth Project 2000-2004

2 files

Project reports and correspondence

Open

C/b/7/2/11 Black And Dynamic (BAD) social inclusion weekend 2001

1 file

Information about this project

Open

C/b/7/2/12 List of DfES funded projects Jan 2002

1 file

Open

C/b/7/2/13 DfEE funded social inclusion projects: drafts outline of proposed Early 2000s programme and feasibility study

1 file

Open

C/b/7/2/14 URC funding monitoring and evaluation forms after 6 & 18 months 1999 & 2000

1 file

Open

C/b/7/2/15 URC funding monitoring and evaluation form after 36 months 2002

1 file 139

Open

C/b/7/3 Grants for National Voluntary Youth Organisations 2002-2005 2002-2005

16 files

The URC received funding from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) under this scheme and used it to fund a number of projects.

Open

C/b/7/3/1 Racial Justice Committee project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/2 Scottish synod project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/3 Wales synod project Nov 2002

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/4 Southern synod project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/5 Thames North synod project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report 140

Open

C/b/7/3/6 Wessex synod project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/7 South western synod project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/8 Eastern synod project 2003-2005 1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/9 West Midlands synod project 2003

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/10 East Midlands synod project 2002-2005

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/11 Yorkshire project 2003-2004

1 file

Project report

Open 141

C/b/7/3/12 Pilots project 2003-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/13 North Western project 2002-2005

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/14 Mersey synod project 2002-2004

1 file

Project report

Open

C/b/7/3/15 URC application for 2002-2005 funding 2002

1 file

Open

C/b/7/3/16 URC funding monitoring and evaluation form after 6 & 18 months 2002 & 2003 funding

1 file

Open

C/b/8 Personnel 1990-2003

12 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/b/8/1a Review of National Youth and Children's Work Training Officer post 1996

1 file

Correspondence and papers 142

Open

C/b/8/1b Review of National Youth and Children's Work Training Officer post 1996

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2080

These papers have been redacted from C/b/8/1a as they are confidential

C/b/8/2 Review of National Youth and Children's Work Training Officer post 1997

1 file Review papers and correspondence

Open

C/b/8/3 Review of National Youth and Children's Work Training Officer post 1994-1996

1 file

Mission Council Advisory Group discussion paper; comments given to the Training Department on the post

Open

C/b/8/4 Establishing and reviewing a Youth Leadership Training Officer post 1994-1996 for East Midlands and Yardley Hastings

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/b/8/5a Reviews of Youth Leadership Training Officer posts around the 1994 country

1 file

Open

C/b/8/5b Reviews of Youth Leadership Training Officer posts around the 1994 country

1 file 143

This file has been closed until 2078

These papers have been redacted from C/b/8/1a as they are confidential

C/b/8/6 Staff Development Policy for Youth and Children's Work Trainers and 1999 Youth Leadership Training Officers

1 file

Open

C/b/8/7 Working copies of the Staff Development policy for Youth and 1991 & 1992 Children's Work Trainers and Youth Leadership Training Officers

1 file

Open

C/b/8/8 Staff Development policy for Youth and Children's Work Trainers and 1995 Youth Leadership Training Officers

1 file

Open

C/b/8/9 Staff Development Policy for Youth and Children's Work Trainers and 2000 Youth Leadership Training Officers

1 file

Open

C/b/8/10 Staff Development Policy for Youth and Children's Work Trainers and 2003 Youth Leadership Training Officers

1 file

Open

C/b/8/11 Investing in Your Staff: report of the experimental project on staff 1990 development in small voluntary organisations, National Council for Voluntary Youth Services and Council for Education and Training in Youth and Community Work

1 file

The URC Youth Department was one of the organisations upon which this study was based. 144

Open

C/b/8/12 Staff Development policy for Youth and Children's Work Trainers and 1998 Youth Leadership Training Officers

1 file

Open

C/b/9 Uniformed Organisations 1990s-2002

2 files

Open

C/b/9/1 URC Guides and Scouts Fellowship (URCGSF) leaflet c.1990s

1 file

Open

C/b/9/2 Linkline 2002

1 file

The newsletter of the URCGSF 5 (summer 2002)

Open

C/b/10 Ginger Group 1980s

3 files

See C/b/1/7 for further information on the Ginger Group.

Open

C/b/10/1 "The Ginger Group," Rachel Cronin 1989

1 file

Open

C/b/10/2 Reflections on Ginger Group Management and Support 1980s

1 file

Open 145

C/b/10/3 Six into One: the story of the FURY Ginger Group 1993

1 file

Open

C/b/11 Children 1980s-2006

18 files

Open

C/b/11/1 Publications and resources 1980s- 1990s 7 files

Open

C/b/11/1/1 Two URC leaflets on attracting children to your church c.1980s

1 file

Open

C/b/11/1/2 Urchin (United Reformed Church CHildren’s Information Network) Spring 1990- 1 file Autumn 2003, Issues 1 – 42, 50 Summer 2006 Includes copies of Patchwork an extra sheet for District and Province Children’s Work Secretaries

Open

C/b/11/1/3 “Charter for Children in the Church” pack 2004

1 file

Includes postcards and posters

Open

C/b/11/1/4 Equipped to Teach Children in the Church 1986

1 file

146

Includes parts A & B and notes for tutors parts A & B

Open

C/b/11/1/5 Respecting Children: a handbook on growing up without violence 2006

Handbook and CD

Open

C/b/11/1/6 Stepping forward: a kit to enable rural churches to take positive steps 1990 towards meeting young people’s needs

1 file

Open

C/b/11/1/7 Time to Eat 1995

1 file

Children’s communion book

Open

C/b/11/2 Other 1991-2000

11 files

Open

C/b/11/2/1 Photographs of children’s work at “Discovering the Church” event at 1997 Windermere

1 file

Open

C/b/11/2/2 Miscellaneous photographs of URC children's work c.1990s- 2000s 1 file

Open

C/b/11/2/3 Children and communion 1980s

1 file

147

Draft papers on this topic

Open

C/b/11/2/4 Children and Communion survey 1986-1987

1 file

Completed questionnaires and correspondence

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C/b/11/2/5 Children in Communion? 1987-1997

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Correspondence and comments on the topic and about leaflet Children and Holy Communion; statistics gathered from churches for research

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C/b/11/2/6 Children's Charter 1992

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Short article about how a Church of England diocese has used the URC Children’s Charter

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C/b/11/2/7 Letters in response to Rosemary Johnston's request for feedback on 1997 her role as Children's Advocate

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C/b/11/2/8 Children's Work Committee reply to Forward Policy Group 1988

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C/b/11/2/9 District youth work statistics 1983-1985

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C/b/11/2/10 Province Children’s Work Secretaries support pack and information 1992-1994

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C/b/11/2/11 Letter from the Children’s Work Committee to the URC Moderators 1991 about the Children's Act

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C/c Projects and Campaigns Pre-1972 - 2007 313 files and one cassette

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C/c/1 Patterns of Ministry (POM) 1975-1996

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The Patterns of Ministry project was initiated in 1990 by the Ministries Department who wished to study patterns of ministry in the URC to see if a comprehensive picture might emerge to guide the church for the future. The Patterns of Ministry in the United Reformed Church, 1991, report was produced and referred by Assembly for discussion throughout the church. In 1992 Assembly asked for further consideration of the themes raised in the report. An Interim Report was sent to churches in September 1994 for comment. The POM Working Group reported to Assembly in 1995 in Patterns of Ministry Final Report. Assembly accepted many of the recommendations but did not support some key proposals.

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C/c/1/1 ‘Review of the Nature of Ministry in the URC’ meeting notes Mar - Nov 1986 1 file

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C/c/1/2 ‘Review of the Nature of Ministry in the URC’ papers 1980s

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C/c/1/3 ‘Review of the Nature of Ministry in the URC’ papers and 1986-1987 correspondence

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C/c/1/4 ‘Review of the Nature of Ministry in the URC' papers 1980s

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C/c/1/5 POM publications 1988-1991

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Patterns of Ministry in the United Reformed Church, 1991 Changing Pattern: Ministry for Today and Tomorrow in the URC (a discussion document for church meetings), leaflet, 1988

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C/c/1/7 The Commission of the Ministry in the URC in England and Wales May 1975

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C/c/1/8 Publications 1982-1990

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Ministry Towards 2000: context and strategy, Tony Addy, 1988, booklet Ministry Through the Year 2000, Peter Brain, 1990, booklet A Strategy for Ministry in the North Western Province, 1982 Special Category Ministries – Feedback, leaflet Elders: how we choose them, how we train them, study pack “Elders in the URC,” JWP Williamson, 1985 "Patterns of Ministry in the URC" Bernard Thorogood, 1990, paper

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C/c/1/9 Reponses to "Patterns of Ministry in the URC" from individuals, 1992 churches and districts (copies) 150

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C/c/1/10 Churches' response to "Patterns of Ministry in the URC" 1992

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C/c/1/11 Scholars and individuals’ responses to "Patterns of Ministry in the 1992 URC" (copies); index of responses

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C/c/1/13 Reponses to "Patterns of Ministry in the URC" from URC committees 1992

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C/c/1/14 Reponses to "Patterns of Ministry in the URC" from provinces and 1992 districts

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C/c/1/15 Some reference papers and also some responses to Changing 1989-1990 Patterns paper

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C/c/1/16 POM working papers 1992

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C/c/1/17 POM working papers 1991-1992

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C/c/1/18 POM background papers 1989-1990

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"Ministry 2000 - a discussion paper," Bernard Thorogood. 1990; responses to this paper; Lay Preaching: an out-dated concept, Anthony Burnham, 1988; Ministry Though the Year 2000, Peter Brain, 1989

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C/c/1/19 POM working papers 1990

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C/c/1/20 POM background papers 1989-1991

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Correspondence; copy of "Patterns of Ministry in the URC," Bernard Thorogood, 1991; responses to this paper; Ministry Towards 2000: context and strategy, Tony Addy, 1988

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C/c/1/21 POM working papers 1987-1991

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C/c/1/22 ‘David Thompson correspondence’ 1991

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C/c/1/23 ‘Special correspondence:’ correspondence, papers, rough notes 1991

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C/c/1/24 POM miscellaneous papers 1991

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C/c/1/25 POM Working Party: Eldership Subgroup meeting notes Oct 1993

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C/c/1/26 POM Working Party: Working Party on Other Ministries meeting notes Nov 1993 & Jan 1994 1 file

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C/c/1/27 POM Working Party: The Relationship between Non-Stipendiary and Oct 1993- Stipendiary Ministry Group meeting notes and agendas Apr 1994

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C/c/1/28 Patterns of Ministry Working Party agendas, minutes and papers Mar 1993 - May 1995 1 file

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C/c/1/29 POM working papers 1993-1994

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C/c/1/30 POM working statistics 1994

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C/c/1/31 POM working data on non-stipendiary and retired ministers 1994

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C/c/1/32 POM working statistics 1994

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C/c/1/33 POM working papers 1994

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C/c/1/34 POM miscellaneous papers 1993-1995

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C/c/1/36 Statistics on the Churches of Christ, Congregational and Presbyterian c.1994 churches 1939-1980

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C/c/1/38 POM working papers 1992-1994

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C/c/1/39 "Theology of Ministry - a discussion paper" drafts, reflection and 1994 comment

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C/c/1/40 POM working statistics c.1993

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C/c/1/41 POM reference papers 1990s

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C/c/1/43 Responses to "Theology of Ministry - a discussion paper" 1993-1994

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C/c/1/44 POM working papers 1993-1994

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Working papers; notes, papers; correspondence; reports from working group; discussion; drafts of the Interim report and "Theology of Mission - a discussion paper;" Patterns of Ministry, West Midlands Synod, 1993; A Plan for All Seasons: further contributions to the debate on patterns of ministry, Angela Hughes (ed.), 1994

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C/c/1/45 Presidency of Communion correspondence and papers 1990-1992

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C/c/1/46 Changing Patterns of Ministry Working Party papers 6-12 1990

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C/c/1/47 Reponses to "Patterns of Ministry in the URC" from individuals, 1992 churches and districts

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C/c/1/48 POM publications 1994

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Patterns of Ministry Interim Report Patterns of Ministry A Statistical Supplement to the Interim Report

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C/c/1/49 Some POM responses and miscellaneous papers 1994

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C/c/1/50 Responses to POM Interim Report from individuals, churches and 1994 districts

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C/c/1/51 Responses to POM Interim Report from individuals, churches, districts 1994 and ecumenical partners

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C/c/1/52 Responses to POM Interim Report and proposals from individuals, 1993- 1994 churches and URC groups

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C/c/1/53 Responses to POM Interim Report from churches 1994-1995

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C/c/1/54 Responses to POM Interim Report from churches 1994-1995

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C/c/1/55 Correspondence on issues related to POM 1993-1994

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C/c/1/56 POM consultation: programme, papers, synopsis of responses Jan 1995

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C/c/1/57 POM consultation: programme, papers, synopsis of responses Jan 1995

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C/c/1/58 Drafts of final POM report with some correspondence about them 1994-1995

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C/c/1/59 Drafts 3-5 of the final POM report and correspondence and papers in 1995 response to the draft reports

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C/c/1/60 Drafts of the final POM report 1995

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C/c/1/61 Preparation for the final POM report and presentation to Assembly 1995

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C/c/1/62 Patterns of Ministry Final Report 1995

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C/c/1/63 POM presentation to Assembly 1995

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C/c/1/64 Correspondence following Assembly’s rejection of the final POM 1995-1996 report

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C/c/1/65 Responses to Changing Pattern: Ministry for Today and Tomorrow in 1988-1989 the URC from individuals, churches and districts

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C/c/1/66 Responses to POM Interim Report from churches 1994-1995

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C/c/2 Future Patterns of Ministry 2001-2005

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In 1997 the Ministries Committee commissioned a review into the non- stipendiary ministry. This report was presented to the Assembly in 2000 and expressed the belief that the URC would outgrow ‘the present limited and limiting pattern of ministry which we inherited with our Reformed patrimony.’ Assembly instructed the Ministries Committee to continue the discussion of present and future patterns of ministries. They did so and produced the report, Future Patterns of Ministry, which was printed in the Assembly Report in 2002. Assembly requested further work and another report, Equipping the Saints, was produced in 2004. At the 2005 Assembly, several resolutions resulting from this report and ensuing discussions were put forward and were carried [Assembly reports 2002, 2004 and 2005].

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Challenge of Mission; correspondence; comment; draft resolutions

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C/c/2/2 Future Patterns of Ministry working papers 2001-2003

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C/c/2/4 Responses to Future Patterns of Ministry from churches 2002-2003

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C/c/2/5 Responses to Future Patterns of Ministry from districts 2002-2003

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C/c/2/6 Responses to Future Patterns of Ministry from synods 2002-2003

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C/c/2/7 Responses to Future Patterns of Ministry from individuals 2003

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C/c/2/8 Responses to Equipping the Saints from churches 2004

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C/c/3 Catch the Vision 1975-2007

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Mission Council established Catch the Vision with the aim of transforming the URC for effective life and witness in the 21st century. It involved urgently and radically rethinking the URC’s priorities, programmes and processes, and consulting widely throughout the URC, ecumenically and with secular organisations [Assembly Report 2003]. The Catch the Vision group started its work in 2004 and made its report to Assembly in 2007.

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C/c/3/1 ‘Responses to Catch the Vision’ 2002

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C/c/3/2 Responses to the “Reviewing our life together” questionnaire 2002-2003

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C/c/3/3 ‘Responses to Catch the Vision’ 2003

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C/c/3/4 "Catch the Vision - for God's Tomorrow: questions for January Church Early 2004 Meetings" questionnaire

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C/c/3/5 "Catch the Vision - for God's Tomorrow: questions for January Church 2004 Meetings" questionnaire

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Analysis and summary of returns

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C/c/3/6 ‘Responses to Catch the Vision’ 2004

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Correspondence, thoughts and opinion. Some in response to January Church Meeting questionnaire

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C/c/3/7 "Catch the Vision - for God's Tomorrow: questions for January Church Early 2004 Meetings" questionnaire

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Completed questionnaires from Wessex synod

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C/c/3/8 ‘Listeners' day responses’ 2004

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C/c/3/9 ‘Responses to Catch the Vision’ 2005

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C/c/3/10 Responses to, and synod votes on, Catch the Vision Assembly 2005-2006 resolutions 40, 41, 43 (2005)

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C/c/3/11 ‘Catch the Vision children's contribution’ 2005

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Children's comments on their churches. From Shiregreen URC, Sheffield and Whitehaven URC, Cumbria

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C/c/3/12 ‘Responses to Catch the Vision’ 2006

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C/c/3/13 Catch the Vision Steering Group minutes (some signed) Apr 2003- Feb 2007 1 file

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C/c/3/14 Catch the Vision Steering Group papers and correspondence 2003-2006

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C/c/3/15 Catch the Vision Steering Group agendas and papers 2004-2006

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C/c/3/16 "Report of the Team Appointed to Review the Central Organisation of 1975 the United Reformed Church"

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C/c/3/17 Church Life Profile 2001: denominational results for United Reformed 2002 Church, Phillip Escott and Alison Gelder, Churches Information for Mission, 2002

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C/c/3/18 ‘URC big picture paper’ 2002

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Various papers and comment on the URC and responses to these including "The Vocation of the United Reformed Church: some reflections," David Cornick, 2002

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C/c/3/19 Talks, papers and presentations 2001-2005

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C/c/3/20 Catch the Vision printed information 2003-2004

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C/c/3/21 Catch the Vision printed information 2004

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C/c/3/22 Catch the Vision Structures Group notes Oct 2004- Jan 2005 1 file

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C/c/3/23 ‘Catch the Vision changes to structure’ 2006

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C/c/3/24 ‘Catch the Vision and changes to the structure of the URC’ March 2006

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C/c/3/25 Catch the Vision ‘governance’ 2003-2007

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C/c/3/26 ‘Growing church research’ 2003

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C/c/3/27 Catch the Vision expenditure 2004

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URC expenditure and figures

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C/c/3/28 Correspondence with two URC members giving advice on change 2004 management and ideas for Catch the Vision

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C/c/3/29 Working papers 2004-2005

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C/c/3/30 Working papers 2002-2005

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C/c/3/31 Working papers 2006

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C/c/3/32 Working papers 2002-2006

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C/c/3/33 Catch the Vision spirituality DVD project 2006

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C/c/3/34 Working papers 2003-2005

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C/c/3/35 Some correspondence and papers on governance 2004-2005

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C/c/3/36 Catch the Vision: report to the General Assembly 2005 2005

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C/c/4 Human Sexuality 1976-2000

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The Church and Society Department coordinated the first working group on homosexuality which was set up in 1988. This group met four times and produced a paper, “Report on Homosexuality,” which it circulated in March 1990 to some churches and District Councils for comment. Taking the 35 responses received into account, the working party produced another paper, “Homosexuality: a Christian View,” in 1991.

In 1994 two synods accepted people who were openly homosexual by orientation for ministerial training. Westminster College then asked that the policy of the church with regard to the ordination of persons in a homosexual relationship be clarified. The General Assembly had never debated the matter before and it was decided to begin a process which would lead to the Assembly making a decision on this issue.

In October 1994, Mission Council set up a Task Group to work out a process to enable the URC to hold an informed debate on the matter of human sexuality and to come to a decision on the implications for ministry within the church. In 1996 a paper was circulated by the Task Group to local churches, district councils and synods. Although not a formal survey, an analysis of the responses was undertaken in order 167

to assess the attitudes of the different councils of the church. The Task Group also gathered information about the attitudes and experiences of other parts of the church within the UK and elsewhere in the world. In light of this response, the Task Group prepared a report for Mission Council in March 1997. Mission Council then brought forward three resolutions at the 1997 Assembly (resolutions 17, 18 & 19).

Responsibility for the implementation of resolution 18 was delegated to a Core Group from the Mission council. The Core Group was to be responsible for arranging the ecumenical consultation required by the resolution and tasked with enabling the URC to decide whether or not the ordination of persons in committed homosexual relationships was appropriate; to recognise and accept the grounds and consequences of such a decision; to find ways of making these decisions in a spirit of openness and unity. Four subgroups were created to work on: the authority of the Bible; the authority of the Councils of the Church; ordination and human sexuality, and wider issues of sexuality.

The Core Group met thirteen times by itself, four times jointly with the Conveners of the Working Groups, and organised one joint consultation for all members of the Core Group and the Working Groups. It presented its report to Mission Council in March 1999 and Mission Council brought this report, “Report on Human Sexuality,” to the 1999 Assembly. In 2000 Mission Council discharged the Core and Working Groups as their task had been completed.

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C/c/4/1 1991 report on sexuality 1976-1994

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C/c/4/1/1 Report on Homosexuality, URC Homosexuality Working Party Mar 1990

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C/c/4/1/2 Responses to Report on Homosexuality from churches, districts and 1990 individuals

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C/c/4/1/3 Correspondence and some papers on homosexuality 1976-1991

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C/c/4/1/4a Homosexuality Working Party working papers and correspondence 1988-1994

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C/c/4/1/5 Homosexuality Working Party minutes Dec 1988- Sept 1989 1 file

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C/c/4/2 1999 Report on Human Sexuality 1981-2000

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C/c/4/2/1 Mission Council Task Force on Human Sexuality correspondence 1994-1997

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C/c/4/2/2 Mission Council Task Force on Human Sexuality minutes Nov 1994- Mar 1996 1 file

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C/c/4/2/3 Information on the Institute for the Study of Christianity and Sexuality 1992 including a URC report on one of their meetings 169

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C/c/4/2/4 Papers on human sexuality 1992-1995

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Homosexuality and the Gospel, Group for Evangelism and Renewal (GEAR) in the URC, 1993; Homosexuality: a Christian view, 1991; Speaking for ourselves: reflections by Lesbian and Gay Christians in the URC, 1995

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C/c/4/2/5 The Sexuality Debate Response Group (SDRG) correspondence and 1996 papers

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C/c/4/2/6 Papers and correspondence 1995-1996

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C/c/4/2/7 ‘Papers for discussion on human sexuality’ 1995

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C/c/4/2/8 David Simpson’s project, Homosexuality in Today's World 1996

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C/c/4/2/9 Uniting Church in Australia reports on human sexuality 1995-1997

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C/c/4/2/10 Ecumenical papers and correspondence on human sexuality 1981-1994

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C/c/4/2/12 Correspondence about New Zealand church and homosexuality 1994-1995

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C/c/4/2/13 "Confidentiality - A Look at Reality in HM Armed Forces: a discussion 1995 document," John C Beck, 1995

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C/c/4/2/14 Human Sexuality: papers and correspondence 1994-1995

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C/c/4/2/17 Reports on churches' debates on human sexuality synod 1 1996

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C/c/4/2/18 Reports on churches' debates on human sexuality synod 2 1996

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C/c/4/2/28 Reports on churches' debates on human sexuality synod 12 1996

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C/c/4/2/29 Provinces' responses to human sexuality discussions 1996

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C/c/4/2/65 ‘Letters after Assembly from Anthony Burnham & David Jenkins’ 1997

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Open

C/c/4/2/66 ‘Model replies’ 1997

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/67 ‘Mission Council October 1997 letter from John Waller’ 1997

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/68 ‘Newbigin letter and reply 13/10/1997’ 1997

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/69 Press statements 1997

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/70 ‘GEAR and SDRG and Basis’ 1997-1998

1 file

Responses of URC organisations

Basis was the organisation for promoting the authority of the Bible with the URC

Open

178

C/c/4/2/71 What Was Said: views from across the United Reformed Church in the 1997 United Kingdom on human sexuality and homosexual people in church leadership, Sally Winter & Peter Brain

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/72 What Was Said 1997

1 file

Correspondence and draft copy of report Open

C/c/4/2/73 Correspondence recording dissent from Resolution 19 1997

3 files

This file is closed until 2027

C/c/4/2/74 Correspondence in response to issues raised by the resolutions on 1997-1999 human sexuality at the 1997 Assembly

1 file

This file is closed until 2029

C/c/4/2/75 Correspondence about Resolution 19 1997-1998

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/76 Resolution 18 Biblical Authority Group papers and correspondence 1997-1998

1 file

This file is closed until 2028

C/c/4/2/77 URC publications on human sexuality 1984-1990s

1 file

Homosexuality and the Gospel, 1990s; Homosexuality: a Christian View, 1990s; Towards a Christian Understanding of Human Sexuality: a study guide produced by the URC, 1984 179

Open

C/c/4/2/78 Information on Love Equality And Dignity (LEAD) 1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/79 Resolution 18 Core Group correspondence, papers and working 1997-1998 papers

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/80 Resolution 18 Core Group minutes (signed) Nov 1997- Feb 1999 1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/81 Resolution 18 Core Group correspondence, papers and working 1999 papers

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/82 Resolution 18 Core Group draft report 1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/83 Resolution 18 Core Group correspondence with other UK churches 1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/84 Resolution 18 Core Group correspondence 1998

1 file

Open

180

C/c/4/2/85 Resolution 18 Biblical Authority Group correspondence and papers 1997-1998

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/86 Resolution 18 Biblical Authority Group correspondence and papers 1997-1999

1 file

Includes copy of the group’s report to the Core Group

Open

C/c/4/2/87 Resolution 18 Biblical Authority Group minutes Apr-Dec 1998 1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/88 Resolution 18 GA Authority group correspondence 1995-1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/89 Resolution 18 Wider Issues of Sexuality Group correspondence and 1997-1998 papers

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/90 Resolution 18 Ordination and Human Sexuality Working Group Jan – Oct minutes (signed) 1998

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/91 Resolution 18 Ordination and Human Sexuality Working Group 1997-1998 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

181

C/c/4/2/92 Resolution 18 correspondence and draft reports of ‘Wider Issues’ and 1999 ‘Ordination and Human Sexuality’ groups

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/93 Resolution 18 miscellaneous papers 1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/94 Resolution 18 miscellaneous papers 1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/95 Resolution 18 miscellaneous papers 1997-1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/96 Resolution 18 Core Group working papers 1993-1999

2 files

Open

C/c/4/2/97 Resolution 18 Core Group & Conveners minutes (signed) Nov 1997- Oct 1998 1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/98 Human Sexuality Report: on some issues of human sexuality and their 1999 implications for the United Reformed Church in response to the 1997 General Assembly’s Resolution 18

1 file

This report was adopted by Mission Council, March 1999, for presentation to General Assembly in July 1999

Open

182

C/c/4/2/99 Responses to the 1999 human sexuality report 1999

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/100 Correspondence with Basis group about resolution 18 1998-1999

1 file

Includes some general information about Basis

Open

C/c/4/2/101 Small amount of correspondence about the cost of producing the 1999 1999 human sexuality report

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/102 Correspondence about Resolution 34 1999-2000

1 file

This file is closed until 2015

C/c/4/2/103 General correspondence 1998

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/104 Correspondence with the URC Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement 1997-2000

1 file

This file is closed until 2030

C/c/4/2/105 Correspondence about Resolution 34 Consequences Working Party 1999

1 file

Includes some correspondence in response to Resolution 34

Open

183

C/c/4/2/106 Resolution 18 correspondence 1998-1999

1 file

Includes correspondence in preparation for human sexuality report and General Assembly 1999

Open

C/c/4/2/107 Correspondence about Resolution 34 Consequences Working Party 2000

1 file

Includes correspondence in response to Resolution 34 and drafts of “The Report of the Resolution 34 Consequences Group”

This file is closed until 2015

C/c/4/2/108 Small amount of correspondence with Christian leaders and other 1998-1999 churches about the URC’s sexuality discussions

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/109 Correspondence with Martin Cressey about the URC and human 1999 sexuality and Resolution 34

1 file

Includes draft paper for Mission Council on what to do if Resolution 34 fails

This file is closed until 2029

C/c/4/2/110 Resolution 34 Consequences Working Party minutes (signed) Dec 1999 – Mar 2000 1 file

Includes “The Report of the Resolution 34 Consequences Group”

This file is closed until 2015

C/c/4/2/111 Small amount of correspondence about Resolution 34 and the 1999 Consequences Group’s report

1 file

184

Open

C/c/4/2/112 ‘Resolution 34 not accepted – districts’ 2000

1 file

Completed statement forms

Open

C/c/4/2/113 ‘Resolution 34 accepted – districts’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms

Open

C/c/4/2/114 Correspondence about the response of Durham and Teeside District 2000 Councils to Resolution 34

1 file A difficulty arose in their voting as these two councils united to form one council at the beginning of 2000

Open

C/c/4/2/115 Correspondence about Ipswich & Colchester District and Birmingham 1999 District both of which had ties in their voting on Resolution 34

1 file

Open

C/c/4/2/116 ‘Resolution 34 accepted – synods’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence about outcome of synods’ votes

Open

C/c/4/2/117 ‘Resolution 34 rejected – synods’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms

185

Open

C/c/4/2/118 ‘Resolution 34 accepted – churches’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence about outcome of churches’ votes

Open

C/c/4/2/119 ‘Resolution 34 rejected – churches’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms

Open

C/c/4/2/120 ‘Resolution 34 accepted – churches’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms

Open

C/c/4/2/121 "Resolution 34 not accepted - churches and synods 9-12" 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms

Open

C/c/4/2/122 ‘Resolution 34 not accepted - churches and synods 5-8’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms

Open

C/c/4/2/123 ‘Resolution 34 not accepted - churches and synods 1-4’ 2000

2 files

Correspondence and completed statement forms

186

Open

C/c/4/2/124 ‘Resolution 34 tie/ hung vote – churches’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms from churches who have had tied votes

Open

C/c/4/2/125 ‘Resolution 34 no vote – churches’ 2000

1 file

Correspondence and completed statement forms from churches who were not able to make a decision on Resolution 34

Open

C/c/4/2/126 General Secretary’s papers on human sexuality 1993-2003

1 file

Papers and correspondence on human sexuality

This file is closed until 2033

C/c/5 Women in the URC (including SPIN) pre-1972 - 2002 15 files

Open

C/c/5/1 Some papers on women in the Congregational Church and the pre-1972 Federation of Congregational Women

1 file

Open

C/c/5/2 Community of Women and Men in the Church (CWMC) 1981-1984

1 file

Correspondence and papers about women in the URC and the wider church many from the CWMC working group. Includes “Study on the Community of Women and Men in the Church,” WCC, c.1984. 187

Open

C/c/5/3 “Study on women in ministry,” Dr Lehman, Exeter University 1983-1984

1 file

Summary of responses to a United Reformed Church questionnaire and some correspondence about the project.

Open

C/c/5/4 Small amount of correspondence and papers relating to women in the late 1980s/ URC early 1990s

1 file

Open

C/c/5/5 SPIN Core Group minutes May 1992- Feb 1998 1 file

SPIN was created as part of the URC's response to the World Council of Church's Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women 1988-1999. It was a network of women and men seeking to live out the aims of the Decade and create a community of women and men in the Church in equal.

Open

C/c/5/6 SPIN AGM minutes Nov 1994- Oct 1997 1 file

Open

C/c/5/7 ‘Notes of a meeting of the group set up by SPIN to consider the Wed 17 May Pastoral Measure held at the URC’ 1995

1 file

Open

C/c/5/8 Spin-Off newsletter 1989-1998

1 file

Vols. 1 (summer 1989) -27 (spring 1998) 188

Open

C/c/5/9 Women in the URC: a study/ discussion guide exploring women's 1993 participation in the church, leaflet

1 file

Open

C/c/5/10 "Women's Research Project," Keran Olm-Stoelting, 1992

1 file

Open

C/c/5/11 "Ecumenical Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women: report 1998 from the United Reformed Church in the UK" 1 file

Report on how URC has responded to the WCC 'Decade of Churches in Solidarity with Women'

Open

C/c/5/12 Community of Women and Men in the Church (CWMC) working 2001-2002 papers and correspondence

1 file

Includes material on violence against women and also the URC’s policy on sexual harassment including correspondence with the URC’s solicitors

Open

C/c/5/13 Community of Women and Men in the Church (CWMC) meeting notes Sept 2001- Nov 2002 1 file

Open

C/c/5/14 “Programmes for women’s meetings” 1972-1973

1 file

Open

189

C/c/5/15 “Spin Pack: Bible studies for women and men for the WCC 1995 Ecumenical Decade Churches in Solidarity with Women”

1 file

Open

C/c/7 Employment Practice in the United Reformed Church (EPURC) 1986-1990

9 files

In 1986 the Support Committee of the Ministries Department set up a small working party to clarify where the responsibilities of a model employer lie within the structure of the URC and to suggest how they might be better exercised for the well-being of ministers and of the whole church [Assembly Report 1990].

Open

C/c/7/1 Employment Practice in the United Reformed Church c.1989

1 file

Open

C/c/7/2 Employment Practice Working party meeting notes Sept 1986- June 1987 1 file

Open

C/c/7/3 Auxiliary ministers’ completed questionnaires 1989

1 file

Completed questionnaires and responses to the questionnaires by ministers in category A on the URC roll (Auxiliary Ministry)

Open

C/c/7/4 Ministers in secular employment completed questionnaires 1989

1 file

Completed questionnaires and responses to the questionnaires by ministers in category D on the URC roll (Ministers in secular employment)

Open 190

C/c/7/5 Draft versions of the Employment Practice in the United Reformed Mid-1980s Church

1 file

Open

C/c/7/6 EPURC working papers 1986-1990

1 file

Correspondence, drafts of the EPURC paper and comment on these drafts and papers

Open

C/c/7/7 EPURC working papers 1989

1 file

Correspondence and comments from synods and districts about EPURC

Open

C/c/7/8 Employment Practice in the URC Working Party working papers and 1986-1989 correspondence

1 file

Particularly includes information on women ministers

Includes "Women and Equality in the URC," Elizabeth Nash; "Report to the Employment Practices Working Party on Information Given by Women Ministers," Elizabeth Nash and Ann Bolton, 1987; "Motherhood and Ministry: a survey of 18 working mothers in the URC"

Open

C/c/7/9 “Employment practice in the URC appendices A-E” 1988

1 file

Open

C/c/8 "A Study of Organisational Growth and Development of the 1981 Congregational, Presbyterian and United Reformed Churches"

191

1 file

Open

C/c/8/1 "A Study of Organisational Growth and Development of the 1981 Congregational, Presbyterian and United Reformed Churches," Colin Baxter, 1981 1 file

Open

C/d Ecumenical relations (UK) 1950-2007

79 files

The URC is committed to seeking the unity of all God's people. The church therefore places great importance on working ecumenically both within the UK and overseas. It maintains links and partnerships, both formal and informal, with other churches and is a member of many ecumenical bodies. Ecumenical work ranges from the joint running of churches (known as Local Ecumenical Partnerships or LEPs) to sharing legal advice to presenting a joint front on topical issues. Records relating to the URC’s international ecumenical work can be found in section C/h.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/d/1 Discussions with other UK churches 1972-2007

40 files

The URC has a core commitment to unity (as stated in its Basis for Union) and to seeking further union. As a result, the URC seeks to work closely with other churches and believes in the importance of ecumenical working.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/d/1/2 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee minutes (many signed), agendas Nov 1972- and papers July 2003

3 files

The 1976 Assembly asked the World Church and Mission Department to consider whether it was right to approach the Methodist Church with a view to exploring union. As both churches were involved in the Churches’ Unity Commission it was decided that exploring joint union was not an appropriate step at that time. Instead, the churches were 192

encouraged to work in cooperation and to strengthen the means of liaison for supporting all forms of ecumenical cooperation and local sharing. The 1977 Assembly resolved to appoint an official liaison committee for this purpose [Assembly Reports 1976 & 1978].

Open

C/d/1/3 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee correspondence and papers 1987

1 file

Open

C/d/1/4 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee correspondence about joint/ 1988 shared ministry with particular reference to the Chichester area

1 file Open

C/d/1/5 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee correspondence and papers about 1987-1989 the induction and welcome of ministers

1 file

Open

C/d/1/6 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: finance in joint churches and 1988-1992 ministerial stipends

1 file

Papers and correspondence

Open

C/d/1/7 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: the unity consultation process 1989-1991

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/d/1/8 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: ‘Archive on 1990 Methodist/ URC 1989-1991 proposals’

1 file

Papers, correspondence, some responses to the unity proposals 193

Open

C/d/1/9 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee 1990-1991

1 file

Responses to the unity proposals between the two churches from URC churches in Thames North, Thames North, Southern Bromley, Southern Wimbledon, Wales, Teeside

Open

C/d/1/10 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee 1990-1991

1 file

Responses to the unity proposals between the two churches from synods and a summary of responses from Methodist churches

Open

C/d/1/11 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee 1990-1991

1 file

Responses to the unity proposals between the two churches from URC districts

Open

C/d/1/12 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee 1990-1991

1 file

Responses to the unity proposals between the two churches from URC churches in Northern, Mersey, Yorkshire and North West synods

Open

C/d/1/13 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee 1990-1991

1 file

Responses to the unity proposals between the two churches from URC churches in Yorkshire Halifax, Yorkshire Leeds, E Midlands, W Midlands, Eastern, Southwest and Wessex synods and districts

Open

194

C/d/1/14 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: correspondence about the union 1990-1992 process

1 file

Open

C/d/1/15 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee 1991

1 file

Responses to questions on Methodist/ URC relations

Open

C/d/1/16 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee working papers 1988-1989

2 files

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/d/1/17 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee working papers 1981-1992

2 files

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/d/1/18 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee working papers 1987-1994

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/d/1/19 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: correspondence about lay 1990-1992 leadership and eldership

1 file

Open

C/d/1/20 Methodist/ URC Liaison 1993-1998

1 file 195

General Secretary's correspondence

Open

C/d/1/21 Quickstep Bulletin 1995-1998

1 file

URC/ Methodist Liaison Committee publication

Spring 1995-Autumn 1998

Open

C/d/1/22 Methodist/ URC Liaison working papers 1996-2005

1 file

Committee Papers, notes, correspondence, meeting notes related to URC/ Methodist joint working

Open

C/d/1/23 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: Methodist/ URC National Pastoral 2002-2004 Strategy

1 file

Correspondence and papers including Anglican response to strategy and copy of "Towards an appropriate pastoral strategy for the three nations in which we serve," 2003

Open

C/d/1/24 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee: ministerial discipline 2003-2004

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/d/1/25 URC/ CofE Informal Conversations meeting notes June 1995-Nov 1995-1997 1996

1 file

This group met five times between June 1995 and March 1997. It discussed several issues: developing ecumenical relations in the European context; the implications of the international bilateral text 196

God’s Reign and our Unity; the theme of reconciliation of memories; the exercise of oversight in the church; the relation of church and nation; the responses of the churches to Called to be One; the report of the informal Church of England/ Methodist conversations. It produced a paper, “Report of the Church of England – URC Informal Conversations,” 1995-1997. Includes "Report of the Church of England - United Reformed Church Informal Conversations 1995-1997"

Open

C/d/1/26 URC/ CofE Informal Conversations working papers 1995-2004

1 file

Papers and correspondence This file is closed until 2019

C/d/1/27 Trilateral Informal Conversations between the Church of England, the 1996-2000 Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church: General Secretary's papers and correspondence

1 file

Includes correspondence about the Methodist Church's formal talks with the Church of England the URC's informal role in this

This file is closed until 2015

C/d/1/28 Trilateral Informal Conversations between the Church of England, the 1999-2001 Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church

Papers and a small amount of correspondence

This file is closed until 2016

C/d/1/29 Notes of a consultation between the Church of Scotland, the April 2004 & Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Presbyterian Church of Wales and 2007 the United Reformed Church

1 file

This file is closed until 1 January 2022

C/d/1/30 Commission of the Covenanted Churches in Wales 1981-1989

1 file

Correspondence and papers relating to the Welsh Covenant

197

Includes Commission of the Covenanted Churches in Wales publications First Report to the Churches, 1977; Second Report to the Churches, 1981; Principles of Visible Unity in Wales, 1980; Covenanting for Unity Sunday, 1983; Towards the Mutual Recognition of Ministries in Wales: a view from within the United Reformed Church, 1984; Ministry in a Uniting Church, 1986; Sharing Ministry: guidelines for Local Ecumenical Projects within the Covenant in Wales, 1986

Open

C/d/1/31a Methodist Church: General Secretary's correspondence 1983-1999

1 file

Open

C/d/1/31b Methodist Church: General Secretary's correspondence 1990

1 file

This file is closed until 2074 These records have been redacted from C/d/1/31a due to their confidential nature

C/d/1/32 Mutual Eligibility: correspondence between the URC, Church of 1972-1983 Scotland and Congregational Union of Scotland on the issue of mutual eligibility

1 file

Open

C/d/1/33 “Conversations on the way to unity: the report of informal 1999-2001 conversations between the Church of England, Methodist Church and URC”

1 file

Open

C/d/1/34 “Getting to know you: an information pack for local Methodist and 1997 URC who would like to understand each other better”

1 file

Open

C/d/1/35 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee papers relating to the remit of the 1990s committee 198

1 file

Open

C/d/1/36 Methodist/ URC Liaison Committee working papers 1996 & 2000

1 file

Open

C/d/2 Involvement with ecumenical bodies and other churches 1950-2002 including General Secretary's correspondence with these bodies and churches

25 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/d/2/1 Church of England: General Secretary's correspondence 1991-1999

1 file

Open

C/d/2/2 Baptist Union of Great Britain: General Secretary's correspondence 1976-1999

1 file

Open

C/d/2/3 Lutheran Church: General Secretary's correspondence 1985-1988

1 file

Open

C/d/2/4 Moravian Church: General Secretary's correspondence 1983-1998

1 file

Open

C/d/2/5 Roman Catholic: General Secretary's correspondence 1950-1992

1 file

Open

199

C/d/2/6 United Free Church Scotland: General Secretary's correspondence 1982-1996

1 file

Open

C/d/2/7 Multilateral Church Conversation in Scotland: General Secretary's 1985-1993 correspondence

1 file

Open

C/d/2/8 The Presbyterian Church of Wales: General Secretary's 1983-1995 correspondence

1 file

Open

C/d/2/9a Union of Welsh Independents General Secretary's correspondence 1984-1999

1 file

Open

C/d/2/9b Union of Welsh Independents General Secretary's correspondence 1998

1 file

This file is closed until 2082

These records have been redacted from C/d/2/9a due to their confidential nature

C/d/2/10 Church of Scotland: General Secretary's correspondence 1980-1999

2 file

Open

C/d/2/11a The Congregational Federation: General Secretary's correspondence 1977-1999

1 file

Open

200

C/d/2/11b The Congregational Federation: General Secretary's correspondence 1993-1999

1 file

This file is closed until 2029

These records have been redacted from C/d/2/11a due to their confidential nature

C/d/2/12 Churches Information for Mission: General Secretary's 1998-2002 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/d/2/13 Churches Main Committee: General Secretary's correspondence 1981-2001

1 file

Open

C/d/2/14 Congregational Memorial Hall Trust Ltd: General Secretary's 1978-2001 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/d/2/15 "Four clerks" - General Secretary's correspondence with the Church of 1997 Scotland

1 file

Open

C/d/2/16 Paper: "The United Reformed Church provisional response to the 1994 seven questions on the visible unity of the Church put to the member churches by Churches Together in England as part of the 'Called to be One' process"

1 file

Open

C/d/2/17 Action of Churches Together in Scotland: General’s Secretary’s 1989-1997 correspondence

201

1 file

Open

C/d/2/18 Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland: General Secretary's 1991-1998 correspondence

1 file

Open

C/d/2/19 Churches Community Work Alliance, British Council of Churches 1988-1990

1 file

Papers, correspondence and reports

Open

C/d/2/20 Not Strangers but Pilgrims (NSBP) 1981-1990

2 files

Not Strangers but Pilgrims: an interchurch process on the nature and purpose of the church in the light of its mission. These papers relate to both internal URC issues relating to NSBP and URC interaction with the wider NSBP process

URC papers and correspondence including information on the Swanwick Declaration, "No Longer Strangers – Pilgrims," 1987

Open

C/d/2/21 Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland review: General 1996-1998 Secretary’s papers and correspondence

1 file

Includes URC response to the review; URC Representation on Ecumenical Bodies/ Committees/ Working Groups, 1996; Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland: review responses

Open

C/d/3 General Activities 1977-2005

14 files

Open 202

C/d/3/1 URC/Methodist City/Town Centre Churches Consultation 1994-1996

1 file

Small amount of correspondence

Open

C/d/3/2 Report into ‘informal churches’ 1985-1986

1 file

Papers, correspondence and report

In 1985 the Executive Committee considered the position of informal Christian fellowships which seek a relationship with the URC

Open

C/d/3/3 ‘Ecumenical requests’ 1990

1 file

Correspondence about requests for financial help from ecumenical bodies. These requests were considered by the Executive Committee

Open

C/d/3/4 Prayer cards sent from a church in the United States to the URC 2005 following the July 2005 London bombings

1 file

Open

C/d/3/5 ‘Sharing agreements’ 1988

Open

Small amount of correspondence and paperwork about such agreements and a model deed

Open

C/d/3/6 Responses from URC/ Baptist Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) 1992 churches about whether a consultation and policy on baptism would be useful

1 file 203

Includes some notes on URC baptismal policy

Open

C/d/3/7 Discussions on the proposal to appoint an ecumenical bishop for 1978-1985 Swindon (Thamesdown)

1 file

Papers, reports and correspondence

Open

C/d/3/8 Congregations Organised for a Greater Bristol (COGB) 1990

1 file

Papers and correspondence

Open

C/d/3/9 Collaborative Ministry 1984-1986

1 file

Correspondence and information

Open

C/d/3/10 Pilgrim 2000: The URC visit to Israel/ Palestine 2000

1 file

Includes trip booklet and brochure

Open

C/d/3/11 “To what extent have moves towards church unions by the Free 1980s Churches in Britain from 1945 onwards been motivated by a search for a new identity in response to changes in the social and intellectual environment? A case study of the United Reformed Church,” J.E. Morris

1 file

Copy of a project

Open 204

C/d/3/12 “Ecumenical Directions - a personal view,” Bernard Thorogood 1984

1 file

Open

C/d/3/13 “Local Cooperation between United Reformed and Methodist 1977, Churches” 1980,1983 & 1986 1 file

Open

C/d/3/14 “Three ecumenical principles for a missionary church in today’s world” 2001

1 file

Open

C/e Community & Society 1975-2004

67 files and 1 video

Open

C/e/1 URC Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Group (JPIC) 1986-1993

7 files

The World Council of Churches invited all churches to engage in “a conciliar process of mutual commitment (covenant) to justice, peace and the integrity of creation.” This challenged churches to speak out against cruelty and poverty, to work for peace and to oppose the destruction of the environment. The URC’s Church and Society Department established its own JPIC group in response [Assembly Report 1989].

Open

C/e/1/1 JPIC minutes Mar 1988- Feb 1992 1 file

Includes some papers and correspondence

Open

205

C/e/1/2 JPIC Group working papers 1989-1990

1 file

Correspondence and responses to the proposal at Assembly 1989 to declare the URC a Just Peace Church; correspondence; papers

Open

C/e/1/3 JPIC Forum 1989 1988-1989

1 file

Papers relating to the Forum including "Earth shall be fair: theme presentations at the URC Forum," 1989; notes of planning meetings; correspondence

Open

C/e/1/4 JPIC group working papers and correspondence 1988-1990

1 file

Open

C/e/1/5 Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation: background papers for c.1989 study and action

1 file

Open

C/e/1/6 JPIC publications 1986-1989

1 file

Leaves from the Tree of Peace: a resource book of words and pictures, John Reardon, 1986 and Threads of Creation: a resource book of words and pictures, John Reardon, 1989

Open

C/e/1/7 The Action Calendar for Justice, Peace and Creation 1993

1 file

Open

206

C/e/2 Urban, rural and industrial work 1979-2001

15 files

Open

C/e/2/1 URC Urban Industrial Mission Network 1985-1990

1 file

Includes report on 1988 & 1990 consultations; information on the network; Urban Industrial Mission Newsletter for the United Reformed Church (Mar 1985, Oct 1987- Autumn 1990)

Open

C/e/2/2 Urban Rural Mission Group papers 1988-1992

1 file Including Urban Industrial Mission Newsletter 1992; report October 1988; World Church and Mission Department, "Report Sharing: report of a working party established by the Urban/ Rural Mission Group," c.1992; "Providing Opportunities for Ordinands to Experience Work in Deprived Areas," 1990; "Learning Mission Enabling Skills," 1990; "Theological Teaching for Ministry"

Open

C/e/2/3 Urban Rural Mission Group 1987-1989

1 file

Reports, correspondence, agendas and papers

Open

C/e/2/4 Industrial Affairs Advisory Group meeting notes Feb 1979- Sept 1982 1 file

Open

C/e/2/5 Report of a consultation on mission with the poor in urban/ rural Britain 1986

1 file

Open

207

C/e/2/6 AE Stanley Company dispute 1995

1 file

Some correspondence

Open

C/e/2/7 Some papers and notes by Peter Brain on life in British cities c.1990s

1 file

Open

C/e/2/8 Mining dispute 1984/85 1984-1985

1 file

URC statements and correspondence

Open

C/e/2/9 Rural Consultant: correspondence and papers relating to the post and 1994-1999 work of the rural consultant at the Arthur Rank Centre

1 file

The URC and Methodist Church sponsored this post

Open

C/e/2/10 “Ministry in the city,” David Cornick 1987

1 file

Open

C/e/2/11 Industrial Mission: spirituality on the agenda, making connections that 2001 work

1 file

Open

C/e/2/12 “Industrial Mission in the URC,” Dave Dunster (ed.) 1990s

208

1 file

Open

C/e/2/13 Peace in the city 1983

1 file

Open

C/e/2/14 URC Industrial Mission publications 2000-2004

1 file

Agenda for Mission: Christianity for today’s world (2000); Spirituality on the Agenda: making connections that work (2001); Agenda for Action (2002); Agenda for Involvement (2003); A working Agenda (2004)

Open

C/e/2/15 IMAgenda: compilation edition (Industrial Mission) Autumn 2006 1 file

Open

C/e/3 Committee for Health and Healing 1978-1996

12 files

Open

C/e/3/1 Committee for Health and Healing/ Ministry of Healing Committee June 1978- minutes (signed) and papers Feb 1990

1 file

Open

C/e/3/2 URC health and healing papers and correspondence on 'anointing' 1985-1990 and 'stress in the ministry'

1 file

Open

209

C/e/3/3 Committee for Health and Healing papers 1987-1988

1 file

Open

C/e/3/4 Committee for Health and Healing papers 1988

1 file

Open

C/e/3/5 Committee for Health and Healing papers 1989

1 file

Open

C/e/3/6 Papers on health and healing Early 1990s

1 file

"Ten commandments for our relationship with persons with handicaps" "Community Care" "Health goes into old age" "The Healing Ministry and the Occult" "Ethnics of euthanasia from a Judaeo-Christian point of view," 1993

Open

C/e/3/7 URC publications on health and healing 1980-1991

1 file

Includes In Hospital, 1991; Going into Hospital, 1991; Issues in Health and Healing-a starter pack; The Biblical Foundation of the Ministry of Healing; Praying for Healing; Visiting the Sick at Home or in Hospital; The role of the Congregation in the Work of Healing; Why has this happened to me?; Health and Healing: a study kit, 1980 Health and Healing: a study kit, 1985

Open

C/e/3/8 URC publications on health and healing 1981-1995

210

1 file

Includes In Hospital, 1995; Why has this happened to me? A response to suffering, c.1983; Looking forward to a baby - hopes and fears, 1980s; The Role of the Congregation in the Work of Healing, c.1983; Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death: a paper of pastoral care for minister and hospitals chaplains, 1980s; Church and Community Care for Mentally Handicapped People, c.1985; The National Health Service, c.1982; Response to Grief and Loss, c.1983; Death and the Christian, 1983; Health Care of Ethnic Minorities in Britain, c.1981; Visiting the Sick at Home or in Hospital, c.1984

Open

C/e/3/9 URC publications on health and healing 1980-1990

1 file

Includes In Hospital, 1985; Healing Service, 1982; Why has this happened to me? C.1980; The United Reformed Church and the Ministry of Healing: the work of the Ministry of Healing Committee, c.1981; Response to Grief and Loss, Mental and Emotional Suffering: a discussion paper, c.1983; Sexual Morality, c.1980; Hymns for Use in Services on the Theme of Health and Healing, c.1980; When a Baby Dies, 1990; The Bible and Healing, 1983 Stress in the Ministry, 1987; Towards a Christian Understanding of Human Sexuality: a study guide produced by the United Reformed Church, 1984; Health and Healing: a study kit, 1990 The Church and Community Health: a study kit, 1980

Open

C/e/3/10 Aids 1986-1987

1 file

Correspondence, papers and information on the URC's National Aids Advisor's work

Open 211

C/e/3/11 “Disability: an introductory study pack for people in the church,” Ann c.1980s Macfarlane

1 file

Open

C/e/3/12 “Into Wholeness,” booklets, Janet Lees (ed.) 1996

5 booklets

Open

C/e/4 Housing 1983-1994

3 files

Open

C/e/4/1 URC Working Party on Housing meeting notes Mar 1983- Sept 1984 1 file

Open

C/e/4/2 No Certain Dwelling Place: a study pack on housing c.1984

1 file

Open

C/e/4/3 ‘Green Paper Consultation: Access to local authority and housing 1994 association tenancies’

1 file

Correspondence with MPs and government about this paper

Open

C/e/5 Environment 1992-2000

3 files

Open

C/e/5/1 Environmental Issues Group 1996-2000

212

1 file

Minutes (May 1997-May 2000); report Oct 1997; correspondence; and papers

Open

C/e/5/2 "The Earth is the Lord's …" 1992

1 file

Paper based on the discussion and outcome of a conference on 'Environment and/or Development'

Open

C/e/5/3 “Roots and Branches: a starter pack to help churches care for God's 1998 creation”

1 file

Open

C/e/6 Economics 1996-2000

2 files and 1 video

Open

C/e/6/1 Economics Monitoring Group 1996-1999

1 file

Includes meeting notes June 1997-March 1999; correspondence; and “Some Views on Economics,” Peter Brain 1996

Open

C/e/6/2 “For a Rainy Day” 2000

1 video

Video pack produced by the URC Economics Monitoring group

This video is held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

213

C/e/6/3 “For a Rainy Day: fact sheets and resources,” 1999 1999

1 file

Includes a draft script for the video

Open

C/e/7 Education 1975-1991

1 file

Open

C/e/7/1 Education working papers 1975-1991

1 file Correspondence about the Education Reform Act 1988; correspondence and papers about religious education in schools; “What the Churches Say: on moral and social issues,” Christian Education Movement in partnership with the churches, 1991; Teaching Under Stress, URC Working Party report, 1975

Open

C/e/8 Peace 1983-1987

1 file

Open

C/e/8/1 Peace Advisory Group minutes Sept 1983- Mar 1987 1 file

Open

C/e/9 Other activities 1981-2004

18 files

Open

C/e/9/1 "Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and 1984-1985 Embryology" (Warnock Report)

1 file

214

URC papers and correspondence on this report

Open

C/e/9/2 World Development Movement Churches Committee Review Group 1986-1987

1 file

Established to clarify the One World Week decision making process

Papers, correspondence and meeting notes

Open

C/e/9/3 Social Concerns: a Church and Society Survey for the United 1995-1996 Reformed Church, Peter Brierley & Heather Wraight, 1996

1 file Includes correspondence and papers about the research project

Open

C/e/9/4 ‘Values’ 1995-1997

1 file

Includes items on ‘family values,’ ‘values in public life,’ ‘transmission of values’

Steering Group on Values meeting notes (Sept 1995-Oct 1996); Core Group on Values meeting notes (Apr 1994-May 1995); correspondence; consultation papers; papers

Open

C/e/9/5 Silence and Retreats Group 1987-1989

1 file

Correspondence

Open

C/e/9/6 General elections 1990-2001

1 file

Papers and correspondence including correspondence with MPs

Open 215

C/e/9/7 Time for Action consultation 2003-2004

1 file

Review group set up by the Mission Council in 2003 to identify areas in which the URC can develop a safe policy practice

Correspondence, and papers, reports on consultation 2004

Open

C/e/9/8 Together 1981

1 file

Series of booklets on being 'together' in the church. Includes some papers on this series

Open

C/e/9/9 Church and Society Development Project 1994-1997

1 file

A church and society regional fieldworker was appointed in 1993 to raise awareness about church and society issues across the URC

Includes information on the project; reports on progress; papers; correspondence; summary of survey results 1995

Open

C/e/9/10 Gulf War 1990-1991

1 file

Correspondence, URC statements and papers

Open

C/e/9/11 UN International Year of the Family 1994

1 file

URC papers from Assembly 1994 on this topic

Open

216

C/e/9/12 Running a Vision Workshop, Bill Wright 1995

1 file

A Vision Worksop aims to help a congregation to look objectively at itself and to decide what God would like to do in the future

Open

C/e/9/13 Windows URC Silence and Retreats Group magazine 1994 & 1996

2 magazines

Spring 1994, autumn 1996

Open

C/e/9/14 “A touching place” c.2000s

1 leaflets

Open

C/e/9/15 “Welfare alert: questioning change about welfare state” 1988

1 leaflets

Open

C/e/9/16 Iraq War 2002-2003

1 file

URC statements and correspondence

Open

C/e/9/17 Ghana water seminar 2002

1 file

The URC participated in organising a seminar on the issue of water privatisation in Ghana. Includes correspondence, papers and programme

Open

C/e/9/18 Church and Society: programmes for the 1st-4th National Gatherings 1993-1996

217

1 files

Open

C/e/10 Employment c.late 1980s-2002 2 files

Open

C/e/10/1 “Work Today and Tomorrow” study pack c.late 1980s

1 file

Open

C/e/10/2 “A summary of 'Worth Working For' job opportunities in 21st century 2002 Britain”

1 file

Open

C/e/11 Ageing 1995-2003

2 files

Open

C/e/11/1 URC’s working papers and correspondence on issues around ‘ageing’ 1995-2003

1 file

Includes material relating to a theological colloquy on aging held at the Windermere Centre Dec 1999; papers given at the colloquy; correspondence about the appointment of a consultant on aging; Respecting the gift of years: a report to the URC (draft), Nigel Appleton, 1997; Celebrating the gift of years worship material, Basil Bridge, 1999

Open

C/e/11/2 Working Group on Ageing and Work with Older People meeting notes Oct 1997- Mar 1999 1 file

Open

218

C/e/12 Assisted dying 2006

1 file

Open

C/e/12/1 Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill questionnaire: responses 2006

1 files

Open

C/f Multi-cultural/ multi-faith 1976-2005

19 files

At the 2005 Assembly the URC declared itself to be a multi-cultural church. However, it had long been seeking ways to be a more inclusive church. Multi-cultural work includes enabling local congregations to live out a multi-cultural vision; working for racial justice; raising racial awareness; resourcing people for multi-cultural work and supporting ethnic ministries.

This section also includes records relating to the URC’s interaction with, and discussions on, other faiths.

Open

C/f/1 Consultations, dialogues and discussions with and on other 1976-1994 faiths

11 files

Open

C/f/1/1 "A personal report on the BCC Assembly discussion on 'Dialogue with 1977 people of other faiths and ideologies'"

1 file

Open

C/f/1/2 British Council of Churches (BCC) Committee on other faiths 1976-1979

1 file

URC correspondence with the BCC in relation to other faiths

Open 219

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/1/3 Jewish/Christian Consultation 1987

1 file

Includes correspondence and papers including "Why Feminism - a personal account," Jo Garcia; "Christianity and Race;" "Women and Progressive Judaism," Barbara Borts; "Jewish/ Christian Involvement in Anti-Racism - a Jewish Perspective," Edie Friedman

Also includes programme and notes of Jewish-Christian Consultations January and May 1987

Open

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/1/4 Jewish/Christian Consultation 1985

1 file

Includes programme for and account of consultation October 1985; papers including "The Limits of Religious Freedom - Race and Minority," "Authority in Religion," Norman Solomon; correspondence

Open

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/1/5 URC’s Jewish Advisor’s reports and papers 1990-1993

1 file

Open

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/1/6 ‘Sister Marie Etienne Atissie’ 1982

1 file 220

Mission and Other Faiths Committee papers and correspondence relating to Marie Atissie

Open

C/f/1/7 URC’s Hindu Consultant’s reports and papers 1989-1993

1 file

Open

C/f/1/8 URC’s Islam Consultant’s reports, papers and accounts of Muslim/ 1990-1993 Christian consultations

1 file

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/1/9 Consultation of Sikhs and Christians 1991

1 file

Account of the consultation

Open

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C/f/1/10 URC’s Sikh Consultant’s reports, papers and accounts of Sikh/ 1989-1993 Christian consultations

1 file

Open

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/1/11 URC Buddhist Consultant reports and papers 1991-1994 1 file

Open

221

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/2 Racial Justice 1986-1994

4 files

Open

C/f/2/1 Racism Working Party 1986-1988

1 file

Includes final report 1988; correspondence on report; information on the URC Urban Churches Support Group's exploration of equal opportunities and racism issues Open

C/f/2/2 Racism Working Party minutes Jan 1986- Mar 1988 1 file

Open

C/f/2/3 “Challenging Racism: a series of ideas for exploring racism in Britain 1994 with young people”

1 file

Open

C/f/2/4 “We Belong: celebrating cultural diversity and living hospitality” 2006

1 file

An ecumenical racial justice starter pack: facilitator’s manual

Open

C/f/3 General 1980-2005

4 files

Open

C/f/3/1 Mission and Other Faiths Committee papers and correspondence on 1990-1992 issues to do with other faiths and inter-faith dialogue 222

1 file

Open

This is a copy; the original file held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/3/2 URC publications on multi-faith issues 1980-1987

1 file

Includes With People of Other Faiths in Britain: a study handbook for Christians, c.1980 Journey of Discovery: an approach to the world of faiths, c.1985 Health Care of Ethnic Minorities in Britain, c.1981 Who are They? New Religious Groups, c.1982 Christians and Jews in Britain: a study handbook for Christians, 1983 Jehovah's Witnesses: a view from the United Reformed Church, 1987

This is held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/f/3/3 The Multicultural Ministry toolkit: a training resource for growing 2005 multicultural churches 1 file

Open

C/f/3/4 Information on the post looking after racial justice in the URC Early 2000s

1 file

Open

C/g Theology & worship 1971-2002

21 files

Open

C/g/1 General Secretary’s correspondence about marriage and wedding 1971-1995 services

1 file

Open

223

C/g/2 Baptism policy 1990

1 file

Correspondence and papers on the URC’s baptismal policy

Open

C/g/3 URC publications 1982-1984

2 leaflets

Baptism: infant or believer? c.1984 Talking about your baby and the Church, c.1982

Open

C/g/4 Presidency at the Lord’s supper: correspondence and papers on this 1974-1979

1 file

Open

C/g/5 URC publications and papers on baptism 1972-1990s

1 file

Includes: Orders of service for baptism, confirmation, thanksgiving for the birth of a child and renewal of baptismal promises, 1989 Thanksgiving for Childbirth; dedication of parents; blessing of children, 1977 Orders of Worship for Baptism and Confirmation, 1976 "Consultation on Baptism at the Windermere Centre 6-8th September, 1988" “Alternative rites to the sacrament of baptism of infants,” Malcolm Hanson & Roger Whitehead, 1972 “Infant Baptism: for infants of non-professing and non-practising parents,” c.1990s “So you want your baby baptised …” 1980 URC Guidelines: Baptism, 1983

Open

C/g/6 Order of service for the Ordination and Induction of Ministers 1977

1 booklet

Open 224

C/g/7 Service for Healing 1991

1 booklet

Open

C/g/8 The Funeral Service, 1989 and Order for a Funeral Service, 1976 1976 & 1989

2 booklets

Open

C/g/9 Wedding services 1977-1989

3 booklets

Wedding service presentation copy The wedding service, 1989 Order for a wedding service, 1977

Open

C/g/10 Worship 1974-1999

1 file and 2 binders

Includes: Book of Order for Worship, 1974 “Offering the best: asking questions about our worship,” 1980s An order of worship and second order for worship, 1989 Wholly Worship, folder, 1999 Wholly Worship Too, folder, 2004

Open

C/g/11 How can a child choose faith? 1984

1 file

Series of booklets

Open

C/g/12 “Emphasis on evangelism” 1984

1 file

Open

225

C/g/13 Lord’s supper 1980 & 1983

1 file

Includes “Presidency at the Lord’s Supper,” 1980 URC Guidelines: The Lord's Supper, 1983

Open

C/g/14 Exploring Stillness c.1994

1 file

Series of booklets

Open

C/g/15 “The United Reformed Church: the nature and purpose of the church” 1986

1 file

Open

C/g/16 Order of service: prayer for forgiveness and recognition of the ending c.1980s of a marriage

1 file

Open

C/g/17 “Praying with the URC” c.1985

1 file

Open

C/g/18 “Growing up to the Ministry of Evangelists” 2002

1 file

Open

C/g/19 Springs of Living Water, John Campbell 2002

1 file

Bible studies 226

Open

C/g/20 Festival Services 1992-1995

1 file

Open

C/g/20 “Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage,” a set of papers prepared by a URC 1980s working party

1 files

Open

C/h International 1940-2010

1 files

This section contains records relating to the URC’s involvement with the international church and international ecumenical bodies. It also contains records which show the URC’s involvement in other international activities, in particular in overseas development work through its Commitment for Life programme.

Records of those who served overseas through the URC are held as part of the Council for World Mission Archive at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), London.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/h/1 Involvement with international churches including General 1940-2004 Secretary’s correspondence with these churches

139 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

C/h/1/1 Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz: General Secretary's correspondence 1978-2000 and papers

91 file

Open

C/h/1/2 Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz 1979-1980

1 file

227

Papers and correspondence to do with URC twinning with Pfalz churches

Open

C/h/1/3 Evangelische Kirche Der Pfalz: URC correspondence and papers 1990-2000

1 file

Open

C/h/1/4 Evangelische Kirche of Pfalz / URC celebration of covenant between Sept 1978 them

1 file Includes talks given; correspondence

Open

C/h/1/5 Evangelische Kirche of Pfalz 50th anniversary of covenant with URC 2006

1 file

Papers; correspondence; preparation; order of service for celebration

Open

C/h/1/6 Theological Consultation: the United Reformed Church and 1995 Evangelische Kirche Der Pfalz

1 file

Correspondence about, and preparations for, consultation

Open

C/h/1/7 Theological Consultation: the United Reformed Church and June 1996 Evangelische Kirche Der Pfalz

1 file

Papers presented at the consultation including "Church Past, Pilgrim Church, Church Future," E Gray-King; "The Agony of Christianity in the West," Michael Welker; "Statistical Notes Concerning the Development of the Membership of the Evangelical Church in Germany," Karl Scheidhaurer; "Membership of the United Reformed Church - a Statistical Review," David Thompson

Open 228

C/h/1/8 Theological Consultation: the United Reformed Church and 2000 Evangelische Kirche Der Pfalz

1 file

Correspondence about, and preparations for, consultation

Open

C/h/1/9 URC/Evangelische Kirche of Pfalz Internship training in the URC 1985-1992

1 file

Information on the programme; correspondence; reports of interns’ experiences

Open

C/h/1/10 Presbyterian church of Ghana: General Secretary's correspondence 1988-1997 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/11 Presbyterian Church of Ghana: URC correspondence and papers 1991-1999

1 file

This file is closed until 2024

C/h/1/12 The Presbyterian Church of Korea: General Secretary's 1987-1999 correspondence and papers

1 file

This file is closed until 2014

C/h/1/13 The Presbyterian Church of Korea: General Secretary's 1984-2000 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/14 United Reformed Church in Pakistan: General Secretary's 1997 correspondence and papers

229

1 file

Open

C/h/1/15 The United Congregational Church of Southern Africa: General 1982-1999 Secretary's correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/16 Council on Christian Unity of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1982-1998 USA: General Secretary's correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/17 Taiwan Presbyterian: General Secretary's correspondence and papers 1982-2001

1 file

Open

C/h/1/18 United Church of Christ, USA: General Secretary's correspondence 1982-1994 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/19 Hungarian Reformed Church: General Secretary's correspondence 1956-1999 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/20 Russian Orthodox and Russian Baptist churches: General Secretary's 1982-1989 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/21 Church of Christ in Thailand: General Secretary's correspondence and 1997-1998 papers

230

1 file

Open

C/h/1/22 Reformed Church of France: General Secretary's correspondence and 1984-2001 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/23 Presbyterian Church of Ghana 1974-1979

Correspondence and papers relating to the URC's relationship with this church

1 file

Open

C/h/1/24 Greek Evangelical church: General Secretary's correspondence and 1971-1980 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/25 Dutch Reformed Church South Africa: General Secretary's 1991 correspondence and papers 1 file

Open

C/h/1/26 Presbyterian Church USA: General Secretary's correspondence and 1991-2001 papers

1 file

This file is closed until 2016

C/h/1/27 The Presbyterian Church of Southern African: General Secretary's 1973-1993 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

231

C/h/1/28 Church of North India: General Secretary's correspondence and 1993-1999 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/29 Church of South India: General Secretary's correspondence and 1983-1997 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/30 German Evangelical Church/ Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland 1987-1990 (EKD): General Secretary's correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/31 United Church of Canada: General Secretary's correspondence and 1983-2000 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/32 Presbyterian Church of Australia: General Secretary's correspondence 1979 and papers 1 file

Open

C/h/1/33a The Uniting Church in Australia: General Secretary's correspondence 1981-2001 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/33b The Uniting Church in Australia: General Secretary's correspondence 1981-2001 and papers

1 file

This file is closed until 2051

232

C/h/1/34 Reformed Church of Romania: General Secretary's correspondence 1993 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/35 Reformed Church of Romania: URC correspondence and papers 1992-1993

1 file

Open

C/h/1/36 Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana: General Secretary's 1984-1997 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/37 Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana: URC correspondence and 1997 papers

1 file

Including correspondence about the difficulties between the two Ghanaian Presbyterian churches

Open

C/h/1/38 Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana: URC correspondence and 1990-1997 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/39 Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren: General Secretary's 1965-1993 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/40 Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren: URC correspondence and 1981-1999 papers

1 file 233

Open

C/h/1/41 New Zealand Congregational Union: General Secretary's 1984-1993 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/42 New Zealand Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa: General Secretary's 1983-2000 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/43 Church of Christ Hong Kong Council: General Secretary's 1985-1998 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/44 United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands: General 1992-2001 Secretary's correspondence and papers

1 file

Open C/h/1/45 Waldensian Church: General Secretary's correspondence and papers 1968-1998

1 file

Open

C/h/1/46 Malaysia Presbyterian Church: General Secretary's correspondence 1989-2002 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/47 Leuenberg Church Fellowship: General Secretary's correspondence 2001 and papers

1 file

Open 234

C/h/1/48 Leuenberg Agreement: URC correspondence 1992

1 file

Open

C/h/1/49 Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal: URC correspondence 1989-1992 and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/50 Swedish Mission Covenant Church: URC correspondence and papers 1981-1983

1 file

Includes reports on visits Open

C/h/1/51 Sweden Mission Covenant Church: General Secretary's 1975-2000 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/52 Evangelische Kirche der Union, East Germany (EKU) 1988

1 file

Reports on URC visit

Open

C/h/1/53 Church of Lippe (part of Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland EKD): 1997 URC visit

1 file

Open

C/h/1/54 Mozambique: URC correspondence and papers about churches in 1991 Mozambique

1 file

Open 235

C/h/1/55 Leuenberg Doctrinal Conversations 1986-1993

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

C/h/1/56 Malawi: URC correspondence and papers about the difficult situation 1990-1992 facing church leaders in Malawi

1 file

Open

C/h/1/57 Report on a visit to New Zealand by Tim Clarke, URC moderator 2000

1 file

Open

C/h/1/58 South Africa: reports on visits to and from South Africa 1980-1995

1 file

Open

C/h/1/59 Egyptian Coptic Evangelical Church: URC correspondence 1991

1 file

Open

C/h/1/60 Presbyterian Church of Myanmar 1974-1998

2 files

Includes correspondence; meeting notes; requests for financial help and help given; information on the Scots Kirk case; information on the Rangoon Ministers Pensions Fund; some photographs; background information to relationship

Open

C/h/1/61 The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar: General Secretary's 1991 correspondence and papers

1 file 236

Includes correspondence about the Scots Kirk, Rangoon

Open

C/h/1/62 Presbyterian Church of Myanmar: General Secretary's 1995-1999 correspondence and papers

Open

C/h/1/63 “An American Journey: report a sabbatical leave visit to the United 1988 States,” Michael Dunford 1 file

Open

C/h/1/64 “Secretarial visit to India,” Michael Dunford 1984

1 file

Open

C/h/1/65 Irish Presbyterian Church: General Secretary's correspondence and 1972-1999 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/1/66 “Report of a visit by Shelia Maxey, the United Reformed Church 2004 Assembly Moderator for 2003-2004, to our three partner churches in the United States of America”

1 file

Open

C/h/1/67 Presbyterian Church of Myanmar: correspondence and papers 1940-1990 relating to the Scots Kirk in Rangoon

3 files

Includes papers from the Presbyterian Church of England

Open

C/h/1/68 “The Leuenberg Agreement” 1973

1 file 237

Open

C/h/1/69 China Christian Council: correspondence and papers 1982-1996

1 file

Open

C/h/1/70 Church of Bangladesh: correspondence and papers 1975-1998

1 file

Open

C/h/1/71 Presbyterian Church in North East India: papers and correspondence 1979-1999

1 file

Open

C/h/1/72 East Timor: correspondence and papers 1991-1999

1 file

Open

C/h/1/73 The Church of Bangladesh: correspondence and papers 1984-1998

1 file

Open

C/h/1/74a Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea 1987-2000

1 file

Open

C/h/1/74b Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea 1987-2000

1 file

This file is closed until 2084

These records have been redacted from C/h/1/74a due to their confidential nature

C/h/1/75 The Church of South India: correspondence and papers 1993-1998

1 file

238

Open

C/h/1/76 Reformed Church in Hungry: papers and correspondence 1986-2000

1 file

Open

C/h/1/77 Churches in Australia: correspondence and papers 1991-1999

1 file

Open

C/h/1/78 Church of South India 50th anniversary: papers and correspondence 1994

1 file

Open

C/h/1/79 Church of South India Relationship Committee: papers and 1987-1996 correspondence relating to the URC’s role in this

1 file

Open

C/h/1/80 Churches in Japan: papers and correspondence 1986-1994

1 file

Mainly relates to the Korean Church in Japan

Open

C/h/1/81 Hong Kong: correspondence and papers 1989-1997

1 file

Open

C/h/1/82 Pakistan: correspondence and papers 1997-1999

1 file

This file is closed until 2029

C/h/1/83 Korea: correspondence and papers 1992-1999

1 file

239

Open

C/h/1/84 Church of North India Relationship Committee: papers and 1993-1997 correspondence relating to the URC’s role in this

1 file

Open

C/h/1/85 Visit to the Taiwan Inter-Church Consultation: papers and 1991 correspondence

1 file

Open

C/h/1/86 Visit to the Taiwan International Forum: papers and correspondence 1994

1 file

Open

C/h/2 Involvement with international ecumenical bodies including 1978-2001 General Secretary’s correspondence with these bodies and URC’s involvement with Europe

24 files

Open

C/h/2/1 Council for World Mission (CWM) in Britain Consultation minutes July 1978

1 file

Open

C/h/2/2 CWM six-yearly review (1983-1989): URC comments on the review 1989 report

1 file

Open

C/h/2/3 World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC): URC's completed 2001 WARC European Area Survey

1 file

Open 240

C/h/2/4 Conference of European Churches (CEC): General Secretary's 1989-1995 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/2/5 European Ecumenical Commission for Church and Society (EECCS) 1994-1995

1 file

Some correspondence and papers relating to the URC's involvement in the EECCS

Open

C/h/2/6 European Ecumenical Commission for Church and Society (EECCS)/ 1994-1996 EECOD European Ecumenical Organisation for Development (EECOD)

1 file

Some correspondence and papers relating to the URC's involvement in the EECCS/EECOD

Open

C/h/2/7 Scottish Churches World Exchange (SCWE) 1996

1 file

Correspondence about URC's membership of SCWE

Open

C/h/2/8 ‘Teachers for China,’ The Amnity Foundation 1987-1992

1 file

Correspondence and papers about organising teams of teachers to go to China.

The URC was involved in this but it was not actually a URC activity

Open

C/h/2/9 World Council of Churches (WCC): General Secretary's 1989-1993 correspondence and papers 241

1 file

Open

C/h/2/10 World Council of Churches (WCC) 1987-1991

1 file

Correspondence and information on the URC's role in WCC including some correspondence and reports about the WCC Assembly Canberra 1991

Open

C/h/2/11 World Council of Churches (WCC): URC correspondence and papers 1988-1989

1 file

Includes some correspondence and papers about the WCC Programmatic Reorganisation

Open

C/h/2/12 Churches' Commission on Mission (CCOM) China Forum: 1993-1999 correspondence and papers relating to the URC’s involvement with this Forum 1 file

Open

C/h/2/13 Europe Task Group 1995-1996

1 file

Includes correspondence, papers, reports, meeting minutes (July - Dec 1995), URC Eurolinks bulletin issue 2 (Nov 1995)

Open

C/h/2/14 URC's European Issues Adviser's correspondence and working 1992-1993 papers

1 file

Includes reports on Advisor's role, briefing papers on Europe, programme for URC Europe seminar

Open 242

C/h/2/15 Conferences organised by the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing: 1992-1994 URC's European Issues Adviser's papers

1 file

Includes papers, correspondence, reports

Open

C/h/2/16 The URC-a European Church, 1994 1992-1994

1 file

Includes working papers and drafts 1992

Open

C/h/2/17 Philip Woods' report on the European Commission Social Policy 1994 Consultation May

1 file

Open

C/h/2/18 URC and Europe: papers about the URC’s involvement in Europe 2001

1 file

Open

C/h/2/19 ‘Provincial European links’ 1995-1996

1 file

Small amount of correspondence and information about the URC 'Provincial European Link Co-ordinators.' Includes URC Eurolinks bulletin issue 1 (June 1995) - issue 3 (March 1996)

Open

C/h/2/20 Free church leaders visit to Strasbourg 1992-1995

1 file

Reports on visits, correspondence, arrangements, participants, photographs of visit

Open 243

C/h/2/21 Free church leaders visit to Strasbourg 1996-1998

1 file

Reports on visits, correspondence, arrangements, participants, photographs of visit

Open

C/h/2/23 World Council of Churches: General Secretary’s correspondence and 1991-2000 papers

1 file

Open

C/h/2/24 World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC): General Secretary's 1986-2000 correspondence and papers

1 file

Open

C/h/2/25 “Report on visit to WCC, CEC and WARC in Geneva,” Bob Andrews May 1998

1 file

Open

C/h/3 Commitment for Life 1969-2010

14 files

The Commitment for Life (CforL) project encourages all URC churches to take action on, pray about and to give financially to development projects overseas. It is endorsed as the best way for URC churches to support development work. Commitment for Life is run as partnership between the URC, Christian Aid and The World Development Movement.

In 1972 the URC adopted the World Development Appeal/ 1% appeal which both the Congregational and Presbyterian Churches had supported. This project continued with several revisions until 1991/ 1992 when it was relaunched as ‘Commitment for Life.’ Further information on the history of Commitment for Life can be found in C/h/3/11.

Open

244

C/h/3/1 Urgent Action Calendar 1990-1993

1 file

Information and correspondence on Urgent Action Calendar and copies of calendars

Open

C/h/3/2 Going Global Sept 2002

1 file Commitment for Life publication and posters

Open

C/h/3/3 Commitment for Life Advocacy Coordinator (Janet Davies)’s monthly Nov 1992- reflections Dec 1995

1 file

Open

C/h/3/4 1995 Review of Commitment for Life Programme questionnaires 1995

1 file

Completed questionnaires from both participating and non- participating churches

Open

C/h/3/5 Analysis of URC church donations to WDM appeal 1979-1990 1990

1 file

Paper, statistics and graphs

2 floppy discs are held at the URC Church House

Open

C/h/3/6 Review of the URC World Development Appeal: “Commitment for Life: 1991 incorporating the World Development (1%) Appeal”

1 file

Draft copies of this paper; comments on these drafts; correspondence 245

Open

C/h/3/7 Commitment for Life Advocacy Coordinator (Janet Davies) papers and 1991-1993 correspondence

1 file

Open

C/h/3/8 URC World Development Appeal 1969-1992

1 file

Resources – leaflets, orders of services, suggestions for worship, collection envelopes, posters – and reports on annual appeals

Open

C/h/3/9 World Development Appeal: consultations and resolutions 1969-1972

1 file

Includes reports of the consultations on world poverty and overseas development held by the Congregational Church 1969, 1970 and 1971; resolutions on the world development appeal made by the Congregational Church 1970, 1971, 1972; reports on the appeal 1969

Open

C/h/3/10 World Development Appeal/ 1% Appeal papers c.1970-1989

1 file

Includes documents giving background to the 1% Appeal; information on possible projects supported by URC contributions and photographs of these projects; newspapers about URC’s role in the 1% Appeal

Open

C/h/3/11 A history of Commitment for Life 1972-2009 written by Gill Hillman 2009

1 file

Open

C/h/3/12 “Christmas 2006” 2006

1 file 246

Open

C/h/3/13 Lenten Bible Study 2010

1 file

Open

C/h/3/14 Set of booklets prepared for the relaunch of Commitment for Life by 1996 the URC General Assembly

1 file

What does the Lord Require? Anne Martin Taking the Lunatic View, Peter Brain Chosen for Life, Janet Davies and Tjarda Murray

Open

C/h/4 General international activities 1979-2001

10 files Open

C/h/4/1 Accounts and correspondence of URC churches, districts and 1995 provinces' celebration of 200 years since the founding of London Missionary Society (LMS)

1 file

Open

C/h/4/2 Penrhys volunteer 1996-1997

Zolya Aline Ramiriamariuelo, Madagascar spent a year at Penrhys working as a volunteer with CWM and the URC

1 file

Reports

Open

C/h/4/3 Correspondence about the English Presbyterian Mission’s 150th 1996-1997 anniversary

1 file

Open 247

C/h/4/4 URC receiving church guidelines 1979-1995

1 file

Including Missionaries from Overseas Serving within the United Reformed Church through the Council for World Mission and from Other Partner Churches: receiving church responsibilities and service regulations, 1979 & 1985; "Advice to missionaries from overseas coming to the URC," 1994; "URC guidelines for a congregation or local project receiving a missionary from overseas," 1995

Open

C/h/4/5 Report of Stefan Kuntz, Protestant Church of the Palatinate, on his 1992 placement at Christchurch United Reformed Church, Chelmsford

1 file

In German

Open

C/h/4/6 URC Sharing People in Mission: sending church guidelines (draft) 2001

1 file

Open

C/h/4/7 “Belonging to the World Church” 2000s

1 leaflet

Open

C/h/4/8 “Seeking the truth in love: ‘reflections’ by the CWM visitors to the 1980 URC”

1 leaflet

Open

C/h/4/9 “Exploring the Council for World Mission” 1986

1 file

Part of the World Church and Mission Department’s series, “Participate in, Understand, and Belong to the World Church”

Open 248

C/h/4/10 Israel/ Palestine 2004 1 file

Includes information on a URC trip in 2004; papers for a Commitment for Life consultation day on Israel/ Palestine; correspondence

Open

This is a copy; the original file is currently held by the URC. Please contact the URC records manager if you wish to consult it

C/i Other Activities 1963-2008

40 files

Open

C/i/1 Holiday Forum 1991-2006

3 files

Holiday Forum is an annual holiday conference. It began in 1950 as the Congregational Forum run by the Congregational Church and was held at the Hayes at Swanwick where it has remained ever since. Holiday Forum continued under the URC until 1993 when it was stopped for financial reasons. A group of regular Forum members then took over the responsibility for its running. [Taken from the Holiday Forum website 2011: http://www.urcholidayforum.org.uk/hf/]

Open

C/i/1/1 Holiday Forum meeting notes 1991-2006

1 file

Open

C/i/1/2 Holiday forum booklets (which include information and programmes), 1996-2006 photographs and negatives

1 file

Open

C/i/1/3 URC Holiday Forum: General Secretary's correspondence 1992-1998

1 file 249

Includes correspondence about the review of the Forum in the early 1990s and the idea of setting up a separate Trust

Open

C/i/2 The Millennium 1996-1998

1 file

Open

C/i/2/1 ‘The URC and the Millennium’ Feb 1996- Sept 1998 1 file

Notes and aide memoire of the meetings of the URC Millennium Task Group. Includes some papers

Open

C/i/3 Colloque Franco-Britanique 1963-1998

7 files

The Colloque is an annual meeting of French and English Christians which aims to promote better understanding between Christians in France and the UK. It began in 1963 under the Congregational Church as a "Congregational - French Reformed Consultation" for ministers. Later the word Colloque was applied, perhaps in 1973, by which time there was a considerable proportion of lay participants. Today membership is not exclusively drawn from the United Reformed Church or the Eglise Réformée. [Taken from Colloque website 2011: http://www.church-twinning.com/colloque.html]

Open

C/i/3/1 An account of the first Colloque in 1963 by Stephen Harris; some 1963-1996 historical information about the Colloque; photographs of participants 1981, 1987, 1992-1996

1 file

Open

C/i/3/2 Working papers 1978-1987

1 file 250

Includes programmes, participant lists, copies of talks, correspondence, information about arrangements, reports on meetings, some photographs

Some in French

Open

C/i/3/3 Working papers 1991-1994

1 file

Includes programmes, participant lists, copies of talks, correspondence, information about arrangements, reports on meetings, some photographs

Some in French

Open

C/i/3/4 Working papers 1994-1998

1 file

Includes programmes, participant lists, copies of talks, correspondence, information about arrangements, reports on meetings, some photographs

Some in French

Open

C/i/3/5 Correspondence and comments on the Colloque 1987-1993

1 file

Open

C/i/3/6 Ashtray presented to Helen Harris, a frequent participant in the 2003 programme

1 file

This is held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

C/i/3/7 Working papers 1982-1987

1 file 251

Includes programmes, participant lists, copies of talks, correspondence, information about arrangements, reports on meetings, some photographs

Some in French

Open

C/i/3/8 Working papers 1985-1998

1 file

Includes correspondence and reports

Some in French

Open

C/i/4 URC Waldensian Fellowship 1979-2008

29 files

The Waldensian Fellowship is a relationship between the ‘ordinary members’ of the URC and the Waldensian Church in Italy. Regular exchange visits are made by members of the churches with an aim of building up understanding and friendship between the two churches. The first visit took place in 1981 when a group from the URC visited Italy; the following year the first Italian group visited the URC. [Taken from the Waldensian Fellowship website 2011: http://www.chiesavaldese.org/waldensianfellowship/index.html]

Open

C/i/4/1 ‘Pre-Fellowship’ 1979-1980

1 file

Includes correspondence; report on visit to the Waldensian church; information about the Waldensian church

Open

C/i/4/2 ‘First visits to/from Italy’ 1981-1982

1 file

Includes correspondence; information on the relationship with the Waldensians; reports on visits; and comments on the trips

252

Open

C/i/4/3 ‘Italian archive collected by Signora Cristina Cericola’ 1982-1998

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/4 Working papers 1983

1 file

Includes correspondence; information on the relationship with the Waldensians; reports on visits; programmes; comments on the trips Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/5 Working papers 1984

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, and reports on visits

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/6 Working papers 1985

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, and reports on visits

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/7 Working papers 1986

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the 253

Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/8 Working papers 1987

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, and reports on visits

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/9 Working papers 1988

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/10 Working papers 1989

1 file Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian and French

Open

C/i/4/11 Includes correspondence and comments on the trips of young people 1990-1999

1 file

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/12 Working papers 1990

1 file 254

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/13 Working papers 1991-1992

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/14 Working papers 1993

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/15 Working papers 1994 1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/16 Working papers 1995

1 file

Includes correspondence and comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

255

C/i/4/17 ‘Young people’ 1995-1997

1 file

Includes correspondence, reports on visits, and comments on the trips of young people

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/18 Working papers 1996

1 file

Includes correspondence and comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/19 Working papers 1997

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/20 Working papers 1998

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/21 Working papers 1998

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips 256

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/22 Working papers 1999

1 file

Includes correspondence and comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/23 Working papers 2000

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, programmes, comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/24 Working papers 2001-2004

1 file

Includes correspondence, information on the relationship with the Waldensians, reports on visits, and comments on the trips

Some in Italian

Open

C/i/4/25 Waldensian: newsletters 1981-2000

1 file

No.1 (Oct 1981)- no.48 (Feb 2000)

Open

C/i/4/26 Waldensian Fellowship newsletters 2001-2008

1 file

257

No. 49 (May 2001) - no. 64 (Aug 2008)

Open

C/i/4/27 Working papers 1980-1998

1 file

Includes correspondence between the URC and Fellowship; reports and information on the Fellowship and trips

Open

C/i/4/28 Small amount of correspondence about sponsoring a Waldensian 1991-1992 theological student at Northern College

1 file

Open

C/i/4/29 Time line of the URC Waldensian Fellowship 1980-1989

1 file

Open

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Union, 1948-2002 URC/D

Extent

264 files

Box numbers

URC 190-228, 259-261

Description

The URC is a union church fundamentally committed to unity and seeking further union as stated in its Basis for Union. This section contains records relating to the three successful unions that have created the URC as it is in 2011. It also contains records relating to the admission and secession of individual churches to and from the URC and records relating to the Churches’ Council for Covenanting.

Records relating to negotiations and discussions with other churches which have not resulted in formal union can be found in C/d ‘Ecumenical Relations.’

Access status

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level.

D Union Dates 1948-2002 264 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

D/a 1972: The Presbyterian Church of England and the 1948-1974 Congregational Church in England and Wales

135 files

Open

D/a/1 Joint Conference Report: prepared by the representatives of the 1948 Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Union of England and Wales appointed to consider the possibilities of organic union

1 booklet

Open

259

D/a/2 Joint Committee for conversations between the Congregational c.1965 Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England: a statement of convictions on which a united Church, both catholic and reformed, might be built

3 booklets

Open

D/a/3 "Joint Committee for conversations between the Congregational 1966 Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England report"

1 leaflet

Open

D/a/4 Joint Committee for conversations between the Congregational 1967 Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England: A proposed basis for Union

1 booklet

Open

D/a/5 An Interim Report on the revision of 'A Proposed Basis for Union,' 1968-1969 submitted to the Assemblies of 1968 by the Joint Committee for Conversations between the Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England

1 file

Includes "Interim report on the financial, legal and administrative implications of Union;" correspondence about the number of copies of the report that were printed and sent out

Open

D/a/6 Joint Committee for the Conversations between the Congregational 1968-1972 Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England (Joint Committee) reports and statements to Assembly

1 file

Includes both drafts and final versions

Open 260

D/a/7 Joint Committee for conversations between the Congregational c.1971 Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England: The Scheme of Union

1 booklet

Open

D/a/8 Leaflet announcing the creation of the URC 1972

1 leaflet

Open

D/a/9 Order of service: "Service of thanksgiving for the inauguration of the 5 Oct 1972 United Reformed Church," Westminster Abbey

1 booklet

Open

D/a/10 Joint Committee: information on the six Groups and their remits 1967-1971

1 file

Open

D/a/11 Joint Committee meeting minutes Jan 1970

1 file

Open

D/a/12 Joint Committee: Group A working papers 1968

1 file

Includes correspondence, papers and recommendations

Open

D/a/13 Joint Committee: Group A working papers 1971-1972

1 file

Includes drafts of "Provisional rules of procedure for the conduct of the 261

United Reformed Church;" drafts of the appeals procedure for the URC; correspondence; draft bye-laws and rules of Assembly; Group A's reports Dec 1970, Oct 1971

Open

D/a/14 Joint Committee: Group A meeting notes, some agendas and some Apr & Oct papers 1970; Sept & Nov 1971 1 file

Open

D/a/15 Joint Committee: Group B meeting notes July-Sept 1970 1 file

Open

D/a/16 Joint Committee: Group B working papers 1971-1972

1 file

Correspondence, reports and papers

Open

D/a/17 Joint Committee: Group C: working papers 1967-1970

2 files

Correspondence, papers and reports

Open

D/a/18 Joint Committee: Group D working papers 1967-1972

1 file

Correspondence, papers and reports

Open

D/a/19 Joint Committee: Group D meeting notes Jan-May 1967; 1 file Dec 1971- 262

Open Mar 1972

D/a/20 Joint Committee: Group E working papers 1967-1971

2 files

Includes correspondence; papers including, "Introductory notes on the proposed legal arrangements," 1968; reports

Open

D/a/21 Joint Committee: Group E minutes Feb 1968- Sept 1971 1 file

Open

D/a/22 Interim Nominations Committee minutes Dec 1971- July 1972 1 file

Open

D/a/23 Interim Nominations Committee working papers 1972

1 file

Includes correspondence, papers and reports

Open

D/a/24 General correspondence about the idea of a Union between the two 1960-1963 churches

1 file

Open

D/a/25 General correspondence and papers about the proposed Union 1963-1967

2 files

Includes correspondence; reports; notes; papers

Open

263

D/a/26 John Marsh's, principle of Mansfield College, correspondence about 1967-1968 the proposed Union

1 file

Includes opinions and papers on the proposed Union

Open

D/a/27 Correspondence and papers about the proposed Basis for Union 1967-1969

2 files

Open

D/a/28 Joint Committee: correspondence with solicitors and the Charity 1968-1973 Commission

1 file

Open

D/a/29 Welsh Province: correspondence and information about the Scheme 1970-1971 of Union

1 file

Open

D/a/30 General correspondence and papers about the Union 1970-1974

2 files

Open

D/a/31 Correspondence relating to churches voting on the Scheme of Union 1971

2 files

Open

D/a/32 General correspondence about the Union 1972-1973

1 file

Open 264

D/a/33 Comments and correspondence from churches on the proposed 1964-1966 Union

1 file

Open

D/a/34 Comments and correspondence from churches on the proposed 1971 Union

2 files

Open

D/a/35 Comments and correspondence from churches on the proposed 1971-1974 Union

2 files

Includes correspondence about how the Union will affect churches

Open

D/a/36 Parliamentary Bill: United Reformed Church Act 1972 1972

3 files

Includes correspondence, copies of bill and information on parliamentary debate

Open

D/a/37 The United Reformed Church Act 1972: original certificate of uniting Oct 1972 declaration

1 file

"This is referred to in the URC act. It was sent to the Charity Commission but they returned it in 1999/2000"

Open

D/a/38 House of Commons: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee May 1972 on the United Reformed Church Bill

1 file

265

Open

D/a/39 The Congregational Church in England and Wales’ Annual 1971 Assembly’s vote on the Scheme of Union: completed application forms for ballot papers

1 file

Open

D/a/40 The Congregational Church in England and Wales’ Annual 1971 Assembly’s vote on the Scheme of Union: completed application forms for ballot papers

1 file

Open

D/a/41 The Congregational Church in England and Wales’ Annual 1971 Assembly’s vote on the Scheme of Union: completed ballot papers

1 file

Open

D/a/42 The Congregational Church in England and Wales’ Annual 1971 Assembly’s vote on the Scheme of Union: completed ballot papers

1 file

Includes summary of the ballot

Open

D/a/43 URC roll of ministers: completed forms stating whether individual 1972 ministers wish to join the URC roll of ministers

1 file

Open

D/a/44 URC roll of ministers: completed forms stating whether individual 1972-1973 ministers wish to join the URC roll of ministers

1 file

Open 266

D/a/45 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms for and against the Union

1 file

Open

D/a/46 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Dorset nos. 150-152

Open

D/a/47 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Dorset nos. 150-152

Open

D/a/48 "Declaration: Record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Berkshire, South Oxford and South Buckinghamshire, nos. 123-124

Open

D/a/49 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Berkshire, South Oxford and South Buckinghamshire nos. 121-124

Open

D/a/50 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file 267

North Buckinghamshire nos. 127-128

Open

D/a/51 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

North Buckinghamshire nos. 127-128

Open

D/a/52 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire nos. 129-131

Open

D/a/53 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire nos. 129-131

Open

D/a/54 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Cheshire nos. 132-136

Open

D/a/55 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Cheshire nos. 132-136 268

Open

D/a/56 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Derbyshire nos. 139-141

Open

D/a/57 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Derbyshire nos. 138-141

Open

D/a/58 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Devon and Cornwall nos. 142-148

Open

D/a/59 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Devon and Cornwall nos. 142-148

Open

D/a/60 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Durham and Northumberland nos. 153-156

Open 269

D/a/61 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Durham and Northumberland nos. 153-155

Open

D/a/62 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Essex nos. 157-164

Open

D/a/63 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Essex nos. 157-164

Open

D/a/64 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Hampshire nos. 173-180

Open

D/a/65 “Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Hampshire nos. 173-180

Open

270

D/a/66 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Gloucestershire nos. 167-171

Open

D/a/67 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Gloucestershire nos. 165-171

Open

D/a/68 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Hertfordshire nos. 181-184

Open

D/a/69 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Hertfordshire nos. 181-184

Open

D/a/70 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Kent nos. 186-189

Open

271

D/a/71 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Kent nos. 185-189

Open

D/a/72 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Lancaster nos. 190-208

Open

D/a/73 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Lancaster nos. 190-208

Open

D/a/74 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Leicestershire and Rutland nos. 209-211

Open

D/a/75 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Leicestershire and Rutland nos. 209-211

Open

272

D/a/76 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Lincolnshire nos. 212-213

Open

D/a/77 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Lincolnshire nos. 212-213

Open

D/a/78 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

London nos. 214-234

Open

D/a/79 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

London nos. 214-236

Open

D/a/80 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Norfolk nos. 238-240

Open

273

D/a/81 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Norfolk nos. 238-240

Open

D/a/82 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Northamptonshire nos. 241-244

Open

D/a/83 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Northamptonshire nos. 241-244

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D/a/84 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Nottinghamshire nos. 246

Open

D/a/85 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Nottinghamshire nos. 245-246

Open

274

D/a/86 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Shropshire nos. 247-249

Open

D/a/87 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Shropshire nos. 247-250

Open

D/a/88 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Somerset nos. 251-254

Open

D/a/89 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Somerset nos. 251-255

Open

D/a/90 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Staffordshire nos. 256-259

Open

275

D/a/91 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Staffordshire nos. 256-259

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D/a/92 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Suffolk nos. 261-263

Open

D/a/93 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Suffolk nos. 260-263

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D/a/94 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Surrey nos. 264-265

Open

D/a/95 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Surrey nos. 264-267

Open

276

D/a/96 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Sussex nos. 268-272

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D/a/97 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Sussex nos. 268-273

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D/a/98 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Warwickshire and Worcestershire nos. 274-281

Open

D/a/99 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Warwickshire and Worcestershire nos. 274-281

Open

D/a/100 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Wiltshire and East Somerset nos. 282-285

Open

277

D/a/101 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Wiltshire and East Somerset nos. 282-285

Open

D/a/102 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

Yorkshire nos. 286-300

Open

D/a/103 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Yorkshire nos. 286-300

Open

D/a/104 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

North Wales nos. 301-303

Open

D/a/105 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Open

North Wales nos. 301-303

1 file

278

Open

D/a/106 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms against the Union

1 file

South Wales and Monmouthshire nos. 304-319

Open

D/a/107 "Declaration: record of local church vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

South Wales and Monmouthshire nos. 304-319

Open

D/a/108 "Declaration: Record of county union vote on the Scheme of Union:" 1971 completed forms in favour of the Union

1 file

Open

D/a/109 "Declarations: record of local churches voting to make application for 1972 membership of the United Reformed Church:" completed application forms in favour of joining

1 file

Open

D/a/110 "Declaration: record of local church voting to make application for 1972 membership of the United Reformed Church:" completed voting forms in favour of joining the URC

1 file

Open

D/a/111 “Declaration: record of local church voting to make application for 1973-1974 membership of the United Reformed Church:” completed voting forms for and against joining the URC received after the formation of the church 279

1 file

Open

D/a/112 "Applications for membership of the United Reformed Church:" 1972-1973 photocopies of completed application forms

1 file

Open

D/a/113 "Declaration: Record of local church voting to make application for 1973-1974 membership of the United Reformed Church:" completed voting forms in favour of joining the URC received after the formation of the church

1 file

Open

D/a/114 Letters of congratulations received on the creation of the URC 1972

1 file

Open

D/a/115 Letters of congratulations received on the creation of the URC 1972

1 file

Open

D/a/116 Letters of congratulations received on the creation of the URC 1972

1 file

Open

D/a/117 Comments and correspondence from churches on the proposed 1970-1971 Union

2 files

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D/a/118 Correspondence and papers relating to ‘union churches’ whereby 1968-1971 individual Congregational churches are in union with churches of other 280

denominations such as Baptist or Methodist churches

2 files

Open

D/a/119 Correspondence and papers about the proposed Basis for Union 1968-1970

3 files

Open

D/a/120 Correspondence with individual churches about their votes on the 1971 Scheme of Union

2 files

Open

D/b 1981: Churches of Christ 1973-1991

23 files

Open

D/b/1 Joint Committee for Negotiations between Churches of Christ and the Feb 1973- United Reformed Church (Joint Committee) minutes Feb 1979

1 file

Open

D/b/2 Joint Committee working papers and correspondence 1973-1975

1 file

Open

D/b/3 Joint Committee working papers 1976-1978

2 files

Including correspondence; drafts; papers; "Future policy for the Association;" Interim Churches of Christ newsletter no. 8 (Sept 1980)

Open

281

D/b/4 Liaison Committee minutes and agendas Nov 1978- Jan 1981 1 file

Open

D/b/5 Liaison Committee working papers 1978-1981

1 file

Open

D/b/6 Working papers and correspondence 1978-1982

2 files

Includes much correspondence with solicitors and legal advisors over legal matters

Open

D/b/7 Working papers c.1980

1 file

Includes background information on the Churches of Christ c.1980

Open

D/b/8 Working papers and correspondence 1980-1981

1 file

Open

D/b/9 URC General Secretary's correspondence and papers on the Union 1980-1991

1 file

Bernard Thorogood was URC General Secretary

Open

D/b/10 Unifying Assembly working papers 1978-1981

1 file

282

Includes papers; correspondence; letters of congratulations from other churches and Christian organisations; preparation details

Open

D/b/11 Churches of Christ Scotland District correspondence and papers 1980-1982

1 file

Open

D/b/12 Joint committee for negotiations between Churches of Christ and the 1974 United Reformed Church report

1 booklet

Open

D/b/13 The Negotiations between Churches of Christ in Great Britain and 1975 Ireland and The United Reformed Church in England and Wales: Joint Committee interim report

1 booklet

Open

D/b/14 Joint committee for negotiations between Churches of Christ and the 1976 United Reformed Church: proposals for unification

1 file

Open

D/b/15 Negotiations between the United Reformed Church and the Reformed 1980 Association of Churches of Christ: revised proposals for unification

1 file

Open

D/b/16 United Reformed Act 1981 legal information and advice 1980-1982

2 files

Includes much correspondence with solicitors and legal advisors on the proposed Act

283

Open

D/b/17 The United Reformed Church Act 1981: original certificate of uniting Sept 1981 declaration

1 file

"This is referred to in the URC act. It was sent to the Charity Commission but they returned it in 1999/2000"

Open

D/b/18 General Assembly 1981: Record of Assembly, Bournemouth Apr-May 1981 1 file

Open

D/b/19 Unifying Assembly: The Reformed Association of Churches of Christ 26 Sept and The United Reformed Church programme 1981

1 file

Open

D/b/20 Joint committee for negotiations between Churches of Christ and the 1976 United Reformed Church: proposals for unification

1 file

Open

D/c 2000: Scottish Congregational Church (previously 1977-2000 Congregational Union of Scotland)

37 files

Open

D/c/1 Proposals for Unification of the Congregational Union of Scotland and 1987 the United Reformed Church

1 file

Open

284

D/c/2 Working papers and correspondence 1986

1 file

Open

D/c/3 Working and background papers 1986-1988

1 file

Open

D/c/4 Correspondence and papers about legal issues relating to the 1986-1988 proposed Union

2 files

Includes much legal advice

Open

D/c/5 Working papers and correspondence 1988

1 file

Open

D/c/6 Working papers and correspondence 1986

2 files

Includes URC General Secretary’s correspondence and papers

Open

D/c/7 Working papers and correspondence Jan-Dec 1987 1 file

Open

D/c/8 Correspondence and papers on the financial arrangements for the 1987 proposed Union

1 file

Open 285

D/c/9 ‘Pulpit and exchange visits:’ papers and correspondence 1987-1988

1 file

About visits of ministers of both churches to the other church to encourage links between the churches

Open

D/c/10 Miscellaneous papers about the proposed union collected by Sheila 1986-1992 Maxey

1 file

Includes A proposal to advance the unity of the church by the joining together of the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom and the Congregational Union of Scotland: report of the Joint Negotiating Group, 1986

Open

D/c/11 Working papers and correspondence 1988-2000

3 files

Includes responses to the announcement of the union; press release announcing the union; much correspondence with solicitors and legal advisors; preparation for the unifying assembly; preparation for, and discussion, about the union

Open

D/c/12 Correspondence with and about the SCC/CUS including on its 1977-1998 relationship with the URC and the possibility of Union

1 file

Open

D/c/13 Working papers and correspondence 1996-2000

3 files

Includes correspondence with solicitors and legal advisors; communications between the General Secretaries of the two churches; URC General Secretary’s papers

Open 286

D/c/14 Working papers and correspondence 1998

1 file

Includes drafts of "Proposals for the Union of The Congregational Union of Scotland and the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom: prepared by a Joint Negotiating Group," 1998; copy of 'conversation between two General Secretaries;' legal advice

Open

D/c/15 URC General Secretary’s working papers and correspondence 1996-1999

1 file

Open

D/c/16 Liaison Committee minutes (some signed) Jan 1990- Feb 2000 1 file

Open

D/c/17 Liaison Committee working papers 1990-1999

1 file

Open

D/c/18 Joint Negotiating Group minutes Jan 1997- July 1999 1 file

Open

D/c/19 Unified Assembly Preparation Group minutes (signed) Apr 1999- Feb 2000 1 file

Open

D/c/20 Better Together, booklet for the Unifying Assembly Apr 2000

1 booklet

Open

287

D/c/21 Bulletins 1997-1999

1 file

Negotiations for Union between the Scottish Congregational Church and the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom Bulletin No. 1 (Jan 1997), 2 (Apr 1997); Bulletin on Proposals for Union (Aug 1999)

Open

D/c/22 Proposals for the Union of The Congregational Union of Scotland and March 1998 The United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom: prepared by a Joint Negotiating Group for presentation to the two Assemblies

1 file

Open

D/c/23 Correspondence relating to arrangements for URC synod 1998 representatives to visit SCC Area Councils

1 file

Open

D/c/24 Correspondence about the SCC Assembly's acceptance of the 1998 proposal to unite with the URC

1 file

Open

D/c/25 Letters from SCC ministers stating that they accept the Union 1998-1999

1 file

Open

D/c/26 Correspondence with legal advisor about the Parliamentary Bill May 1998

1 file

Open

D/c/27 The Bill for the unification of the URC and the SCC drafts and final 2000 copy

288

1 file

Open

D/c/28 URC’s Deputy General Secretary’s working papers and 1999-2000 correspondence

1 file

Open

D/c/29 Synod Preparation Group meeting notes Dec 1998- Feb 2000 1 file

Open

D/c/30 “Better together” 2000

2 leaflets

Open

D/c/31 Sermon for the Unifying Assembly of the Congregational Union of 1 Apr 2000 Scotland and the United Reformed Church

1 file

Open

D/d 1978-1982: Churches Council for Covenanting 1978-1983

The Churches Council for Covenanting was first convened in 1978 to produce the text of a Covenant to enable the churches involved to take a step towards unity. The Covenant was not intended in itself to be an act of unification; rather, it was seen step towards this goal. The churches involved were the URC, Church of England, Methodist and Moravian churches. The Baptist Union, Free Church Federal Council and the Roman Catholic Church were observers. At its Assembly in 1982 the URC voted to accept the Proposals for a Covenant Towards Visible Unity in principle. However, the Covenant failed to pass the Church of England’s General Synod in 1982 which effectively brought it to an end.

39 files

Open

289

D/d/1 Churches Council for Covenanting minutes and agendas Nov 1978- July 1982 1 file

Open

D/d/2 Churches Council for Covenanting documents 1-162 (all individually 1980-1982 numbered)

5 files

Open

D/d/3 Covenant Drafting Committee working papers and correspondence 1982

1 file

Open

D/d/4 Papers on the URC and the proposed Covenant 1980-1981

1 file

Includes "The Covenant and the URC: some of the major issues," Jan 1981; copy of a letter sent to all churches, districts and synods requesting comments on the proposals, June 1981; section of 1982 Assembly reports relating to the Covenant; "The Covenant: another view," URC Alternative Response Group; "Covenant in Context;" "The Covenant Proposals: a fundamental issue for the United Reformed Church," David Peel, 1981; "Towards Visible Unity: Proposals for a Covenant: an alternative response," Donald Hilton, 1981; "Covenanting for Visible Unity: implications and opportunities for church youth work;" "What: unity again?" 1981; "URC Reader's Guide to the Covenant Proposals," 1981; "The URC and the Covenant: comments by the URC members of the Churches' Council for Covenanting," 1980;

Open

D/d/5 Working papers and correspondence 1978-1983

2 files

290

Open

D/d/6 Working papers and correspondence 1979-1980

1 file

Includes Definitive Response to the Ten Propositions of the Churches' Unity Commission, URC, 1978

Open

D/d/7 Working papers and correspondence 1981-1982

1 file

Including correspondence about the 1982 Assembly

Open

D/d/8 Correspondence and papers about the Diaconate 1981

1 file

Open

D/d/9 ‘Vol. 1:’ working papers and correspondence Sept 1980- June 1981 2 files

Open

D/d/10 ‘Vol. 2:’ working papers and correspondence June - Oct 1981 1 file

Open

D/d/11 ‘Vol. 3:’ working papers and correspondence Oct-Dec 1981 1 file

Open

D/d/12 ‘Vol. 4:’ working papers and correspondence Dec 1981- April 1982 2 files

291

Open

D/d/13 ‘Vol. 5:’ working papers and correspondence May 1982- Feb 1983 1 file

Open

D/d/14 Summary of church, district and province voting on the Covenanting 1981-1982 proposals

1 file

Open

D/d/15 Individual URC church responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981-1982 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/16 Individual URC church responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981-1982 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/17 Individual URC church responses to the Covenant proposals as 1982 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/18 URC church, district and synod responses to the Covenant proposals 1981-1982 as requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/19 District 1 (A-F) church and district responses to the Covenant 1981 proposals as requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file 292

Open

D/d/20 District 2 (A-F) church and district responses to the Covenant 1981 proposals as requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/21 District 3 (A-F) church and district responses to the Covenant 1981 proposals as requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/22 District 4 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/23 District 5 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/24 District 6 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/25 District 7 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/26 District 8 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

293

1 file

Open

D/d/27 District 9 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/28 District 10 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/29 District 11 (A-C) church and district responses to the Covenant 1981 proposals as requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/30 District 11 (D-G) church and district responses to the Covenant 1981 proposals as requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/31 District 12 church and district responses to the Covenant proposals as 1981 requested by the 1981 General Assembly

1 file

Open

D/d/32 Towards Visible Unity: proposals for a Covenant. The report of the 1980 Churches' Council for Covenanting

1 file

Open

294

D/e Admission/ secession of individual churches 1974-2002

30 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

D/e/1 Secession: Ruscombe Congregational URC 1985-1989

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2014

D/e/2 Secession: Wells-next-the-sea Congregational Church 1984-1985

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/3 Secession: Painscastle URC 1984-1985

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/4 Secession: Belvedere/Erith URC 1983-1984

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/5 Secessions: Bursledon URC, Worrall URC, Five Oak Green URC 1976-1982

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

295

D/e/6 Secession: Pepper St URC, Mobberly 1978

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/7 Secession: Orsett URC 1976-1977

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/8 Secession: Kirdford URC 1978-1979

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/9 Secession: Eston URC 1979-1980

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/10 Secession: The Quinta, Weston Rhyn, Shropshire 1979-1981

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/11 Secession: Tollesbury URC 1981-1983

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open 296

D/e/12 Secession: Birmingham URC 1981-1983

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/13 Secession: Heaton Mersey URC 1981-1983

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/14 Secession: St Andrew's URC, Bournemouth 1983-1989

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2014

D/e/15 Secession: Ramsey URC, Isle of Man 1982-1987

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/16 Secession: Sidemore URC 1983-1988

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2013

D/e/17 Secession: Trinity URC, Slough 1982-1989

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2014 297

D/e/18 Secession: Letchworth Free Church 1974-1986

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/19 Secession: St Andrew's URC, Nottingham 1986-1987

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/20 Secession: Loughton Union Church 1985-1988

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2013

D/e/21 Secession: Bunyan meeting, Bedford 1974-1986

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/22 Secession: Anfield Road Fellowship 1987

1 file

Correspondence and papers

Open

D/e/23 Secession: Ruiton URC 1995-2002

1 file

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2027 298

D/e/24 Secession: Edmonton URC 2000-2002

2 files

Correspondence and papers

This file is closed until 2027

D/e/25 Correspondence and papers about churches seceding from the URC 1974-2002

2 files

This file is closed until 2027

D/e/26 Correspondence and papers about churches seceding from the URC 1978

1 file

Open

D/e/27 Correspondence and papers on URC policy for churches applying to 1984 enter the URC

1 file

Open

D/e/28 Correspondence and papers about churches joining the URC 1974-1989

1 file

Open

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Facilitative functions and resources, 1965-2008 URC/E

Extent

84 files

Box numbers

URC 229-245, URC M

Description

This section contains records relating to finance; pensions; property owned and managed by the URC; the URC’s archive and history; human resources; communications and publicity.

Access status

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level.

E Facilitative functions and resources 1965-2008

84 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

E/a Finance and pensions 1965-2008

46 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

E/a/1 Committees 1965-2004

44 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

E/a/1/1 Ethical Investment Group 1992-2001

1 file

Open

E/a/1/1/1 Ethical Investment Group aide-memoires and papers (not complete) Sept 1992- Dec 1996; Oct 2001 300

1 file

Open

E/a/1/2 Welfare and Emergency Committee 1972-1998

This committee was created in 1972 to administer the charitable funds of the church and to be concerned with the needs of ministers and local churches [Assembly Report 1972].

3 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

E/a/1/2/1 Welfare and Emergency Committee minutes (signed) Dec 1972- Oct 1982 1 file

This file is closed until 2066

E/a/1/2/2 Welfare and Emergency Committee minutes (signed) Jan 1983- June 1998 2 files

This file is closed until 2082

E/a/1/3 Salaries Subcommittee 1975-1983

1 file

Open

E/a/1/3/1 Salaries Subcommittee minutes (some signed) Apr 1975- July 1983 1 file

Open

E/a/1/4 Priorities and Resources Group 1978-1980

4 files

Open

E/a/1/4/1 Priorities and Resources Group meeting notes Apr 1978- Jan 1980 1 file 301

Open

E/a/1/4/2 Priorities and Resources Group working papers and correspondence 1977-1980

2 files

Includes Consider these things: interim report of Priorities and Resources Group, May 1979

Open

E/a/1/4/3 Priorities and Resources Group working papers and correspondence 1979-1980

1 file

Includes meeting notes Aug 1979-Jan 1980

Open

E/a/1/7 Apportionment Group 1972-1986

6 files

Open

E/a/1/7/1 Apportionment Group meeting notes Feb 1973- Nov 1977 1 file

Open

E/a/1/7/2 Apportionment Group working papers and correspondence about 1972-1978 apportionment of URC funds

2 files

Including correspondence with URC's solicitors

Open

E/a/1/7/3 Apportionment Group working papers and correspondence about 1979-1986 apportionment of URC funds

2 files

Including correspondence with URC's solicitors

302

Open

E/a/1/7/4 Apportionment Group working papers and correspondence about 1973-1976 apportionment of URC funds

1 file

Including correspondence with URC's solicitors

Open

E/a/1/8 URC Ministers Pension Trust Ltd 1993-1997

2 files

The United Reformed Church Minister’s Pensions Trust Ltd is a limited company registered in England & Wales.

Open

E/a/1/8/1 URC Ministers Pension Trust Ltd minutes (signed), agendas and July 1993- papers Sept 1997

2 files

Open

E/a/1/9 Resource Planning Advisory Group 1995-2004

6 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

E/a/1/9/1 Resource Planning Advisory Group working papers and 1996-1999 correspondence on ministers' deployment

1 file

Open

E/a/1/9/2 Resource Planning Advisory Group, "The next five years:" working 1995-1996 papers and correspondence

1 file

A five year plan for the deployment of the resources under direct control of the General Assembly 303

Includes responses from churches to the question ‘where would you like the URC to be in five years time?’

Open

E/a/1/9/3 Resource Planning Advisory Group minutes (some signed), agendas, Jan 1995- committee papers and working papers Sept 2004

4 files

This file is closed until 2019

E/a/1/10 Advisory Group on Grants and Loans 1991-2000

4 files

This committee was created to administer the Church Buildings Fund which provided grants and loans to churches to assist with improvement/ modifications to church buildings, and also the Mission Project Fund which provided grants for mission works [Assembly Report 2008].

Open

E/a/1/10/1 Advisory Group on Grants and Loans minutes (many signed), Oct 1991- agendas, committee papers and working papers Dec 2000

4 files

Open

E/a/1/11 Unified Appeal Committee 1973-1983

1 file

This committee was created in 1972 to consider both the financial needs of the church at home and overseas and how funds could be raised to meet these.

Open

E/a/1/11/1 Unified Appeal Committee minutes Apr 1973- Sept 1983 1 file

Open

304

E/a/1/12 Investment Subcommittee 1975-1993

1 file

Open

E/a/1/12/1 Investment Subcommittee minutes (signed) July 1975- July 1993 1 file

Open

E/a/1/13 Portfolio Management Team 1976-1987

1 file

Open

E/a/1/13/1 Portfolio Management Team minutes Feb 1976- Jan 1987 1 file

Open

E/a/1/14 Pensions Subcommittee 1989

1 file

Open

E/a/1/14/1 Pensions Subcommittee (signed) Sept 1989

1 file

Open

E/a/1/15 Central finance committees 1972-1994

2 files

Open

E/a/1/15/1 Finance and Administration Department Central Committee minutes Oct 1972- (signed) Mar 1990

1 file

305

Open

E/a/1/15/2 Financial Management Committee minutes (signed) Nov 1990- Aug 1994 1 file

Open

E/a/1/16 Treasurership Committee 1972-1990

3 files

This was one of the original URC committees in 1972 and was part of the Finance Department. Its remit was to make provision for the proper keeping of accounts and records and be responsible for the Church offices and the houses of full-time secretaries belong to the church [Assembly Report 1972].

Open

E/a/1/16/1 Treasurership Committee minutes, agendas and papers Feb 1989- Feb 1990 1 file

Open

E/a/1/16/2 Treasurership Committee minutes (signed) Oct 1972- Aug 1989 2 files

Open

E/a/1/17 Budget Committee 1972-1990

1 file

Open

E/a/1/17/1 Budget Committee minutes (signed) Aug 1972- Feb 1990 1 file

Open

E/a/1/18 Maintenance of the Ministry Committee 1972-1996

5 files 306

This committee was created in 1972. Its remit was to deal with ministerial remuneration and the oversight of ministerial pensions. It was still carrying out this work in 2010 through the vehicles of the Plan for Partnership and the Pensions Executive [Assembly Reports 1972 and 2008].

Open

E/a/1/18/1 Maintenance of the Ministry Committee minutes (signed) Nov 1972- Feb 1996 5 files

Open

E/a/1/19 Developments in new areas and care of existing church buildings 1965-1986 /Church Building Committee

2 files

This committee was one of the committees of the newly formed URC in 1972. It dealt with the care and redevelopment of existing church buildings as well as developments in new areas [Assembly Report 1972].

Open

E/a/1/19/1 Developments in new areas and care of existing church buildings / Mar 1965- Church Building Committee minutes (signed) Jan 1986

2 files

Open

E/a/1/20 Financial Resources Committee 1990-1994

1 file

Open

E/a/1/20/1 Financial Resources Committee minutes (signed) Oct 1990- Mar 1994 1 file

Open

E/a/1/21 Retired Ministers Housing Subcommittee

0 files 307

This committee is responsible for the provision of retirement housing for ministers and their spouses. It uses the URC Retired Ministers Housing Society Ltd as its agent for the implementation of policy and the practical steps associated with the provision of housing [Assembly Report 2000].

Open

E/a/2 Other 1981-2001

2 files

Open

E/a/2/1 United Reformed Church Insurance Company: General Secretary's 1981-2001 correspondence and papers

1 file

Includes correspondence with the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group and the Congregational and General Insurance PLC

Open

E/a/2/2 “Ministers' pension fund trust deed & rules“ 1993

1 file

Open

E/a/2 Papers and correspondence

0 files

Open

E/b Property 1970s- 2006 32 files

This section contains records relating to certain properties owned by the URC. It does not include records on individual church buildings.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

308

E/b/1 URC Housing Association Ltd 1970s-1990

6 files

The URC Housing Association continued the work of the Presbyterian Church’s housing association. It encouraged local churches to use their land for housing schemes for vulnerable people. In 1992 it merged with the English Churches Housing Group.

Open

E/b/1/1 URC Housing Association Ltd annual reports and accounts 1979/1980- 1982/1983 1 file

Open

E/b/1/2 URC Housing Association newsletter and flyer 1980s-1990

1 file

Includes News from URC Housing Association, no. 2 (Dec 1989)-no.4 (Dec 1990)

Open

E/b/1/3 URC Housing Association Ltd images of development projects 1970s-1990

3 files

Includes images of the properties; information on the properties; images of opening events

Includes: Ray Lodge URC, Woodford Essex: photographs, c.1985 Alwyns Lane, Chertsey, Surrey: photographs, c.1986 Dunstable: photographs St James' Cloister, East Dulwich, c.1976: photographs, negatives and slides Blackmore House, Romford: photographs, c.1987 Whiteways Court, Clifton, Nottingham: photographs and negatives Hither Green, c.1986 Herne Hill, 1989: photographs John Penry House: photographs and negatives Dulwich, 1975-1976: slides Presbyterian Housing, Sept 1979: negatives

309

Some annotated

Slides are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

Open

E/b/1/4 Housing - facing the crisis, URC Housing Association Ltd 1986

1 file

Includes slides and cassette tapes which are held at the URC offices, Church House, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT. Please contact the URC for access

Open

E/b/2 Windermere Centre 1984-2000

4 files

The Windermere Centre is the URC’s residential training centre in the Lake District.

Open

E/b/2/1 Windermere Policy Planning Committee minutes (signed) and papers June 1984- July 1992 1 file

Open

E/b/2/2 Windermere Advisory Group working papers and correspondence 1992-2000

1 file

Open

E/b/2/3 Windermere Centre publicity 1980s

Training Centre: Windermere in the Lake District: proposals submitted to the General Assembly of the URC, 1984 "All at once I saw a crowd … The Windermere Centre," 1980s

2 leaflets

Open

310

E/b/2/4 Windermere Centre: General Secretary's correspondence and papers 1987-1996

1 file

Open

E/b/3 Yardley Hastings (National Youth Resource Centre) 1990-2006

16 files

The Yardley Hastings Centre was established as part of the New FURY Project. It was intended as a residential resource centre offering activities and training experiences to help children, young people and youth leaders grow and develop. The Centre opened in 1992 and closed, due to financial difficulties, in 2003.

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

E/b/3/1 Management Committee minutes, agendas and some committee Sept 1990- papers Sept 2003

3 files

Open

E/b/3/2 Yardley Hastings opening 1992

1 file

Open

E/b/3/3 Management Committee working papers and correspondence 1990-1996

1 file

Including many papers relating to the development of the Centre in the early 1990s

Open

E/b/3/4 Architect's report on a property survey at Yardley Hastings Late 1990s

1 file

Open

311

E/b/3/5 Working papers and correspondence 1993-1998

2 files

Includes Deputy General Secretary's papers and correspondence; Off Centre - the official newsletter of Yardley Hastings, spring/summer 1994

Open

E/b/3/6 Working papers and correspondence 1996-2000

1 file

Includes some correspondence on health and safety procedures; flyers for the centre; meeting notes for meeting to discuss the status and role of the Centre Oct 2000

Open

E/b/3/7 Yardley Hastings review papers and correspondence 2001-2002

1 file

Open

E/b/3/8 Yardley Hastings: General Secretary's papers and correspondence 2001-2004

1 file

Includes correspondence about reviews of both URC's youth and children's work and Yardley Hastings; correspondence about the closure of Yardley Hastings

This file is closed until 2020

E/b/3/9 Yardley Hastings: General Secretary's correspondence and working 2001-2005 papers

1 file

Includes discussion of the intended closure of Yardley Hastings

This file is closed until 2020

E/b/3/10 Yardley Hastings closure: Deputy General Secretary's 2001-2004 correspondence and papers 312

2 files

This file is closed until 2020

E/b/3/11 Yardley Hastings review 1998-2003

1 file "National Youth Resource Centre: a five year strategic plan," 1998; Yardley Hastings Task Group report to the 2003 General Assembly

This file is closed until 2018

E/b/3/12 Yardley Hastings development: working papers and correspondence 1990-1991

1 file

Open

E/b/3/13 Programme Committee minutes, agendas and papers 1991-1992

1 file

Includes minutes and agendas Nov 1991-Oct 1992; reports on youth activities

Open

E/b/4 Church House 1992-2006

2 files

Open

E/b/4/1 Staff Association minutes Mar 1992- Sept 2006 1 file

Open

E/b/4/2 Office Management Group minutes Apr 1995- Jan 2001 1 file

Open

313

E/b/5 Other 1980-1999

4 files

Open

E/b/5/1 Church Buildings Committee small amount of correspondence and 1986-1990 working papers

1 file

Open

E/b/5/2 “Church Buildings Committee Property Report: a report on 1980 construction, maintenance, management and development of church property,” D Banwell

1 file

Open

E/b/5/3 The redevelopment of Regent Square URC: the General Secretary’s 1982-1999 papers and correspondence

2 files

Open

E/c Archive and history 1972-2000

5 files

Open

E/c/1 "Gathered together in my name: an examination of the origin and life n.d. of the United Reformed Church," Ann Lesley Weham

1 file

Open

E/c/2 Correspondence between Church House and the URC History Society 1972 -1998

1 file

Including correspondence about the URC's archive and historical objects 314

Open

E/c/3 General Secretary's correspondence about URC archive material 1992-2000

1 file

Open

E/c/4 “The URC: a historical introduction,” URC History Society 1976

1 file

Open

E/c/5 Order of service for remembrance service for those who died in 1995 Church House bombing 1945

1 file

Church House was destroyed by a V2 rocket in 1945.

Open

E/d Human resources 2001-2008

1 file

Open

E/d/1 Equal Opportunities Committee minutes, agenda and papers May 2001- May 2003; 1 file May 2007- July 2008 This committee was formed in 1994 to give training in equal opportunities, develop detailed equal opportunities policies, monitor their implementation and report to Assembly on this.

Open

E/e Communications and Public Relations

0 files

Open

315

Publications, 1956-2010 URC/F

Extent

209

Box numbers

URC 221, 244-256, 261

Description

Where possible publications and resources have been catalogued with the activities that they relate to. Publications and resources can therefore be found in all sections of this catalogue.

Copies of the URC Yearbook, Assembly Records & Reports and Reform can be found in the Congregational Library but are kept separately from the archive. Westminster College Cambridge also holds these publications along with many other publications produced or commissioned by the URC including the URC Prayer Handbook.

Access status

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level.

F Publications 1956-2010

209 files

Open

F/a Reform magazine 1956-2002

174 files

Reform is the URC’s magazine. It has been published since 1972. Copies of the magazine can be found in the Congregational Library and at Westminster College Cambridge.

Open

F/a/1 Reform working papers and correspondence 1987-2000

0 files

Open

316

F/a/2 Reform photographs 1956-2002

1 files

These photographs were all part of Reform’s photograph library.

Open

F/a/2/1 General Assembly and Mission Council 1973-2004

40 files

Open

F/a/2/1/1 General Assembly 1973

1 file

Individually annotated

Open

F/a/2/1/2 General Assembly, Northampton 1974

1 file

Including World Mission reception Not individually annotated

Open

F/a/2/1/3 General Assembly, London 1975

1 file

Including launch of New Church Praise

Some individually annotated

Open

F/a/2/1/4 General Assembly, London 1976

1 file

Not individually annotated 317

Open

F/a/2/1/5 General Assembly, Birmingham 1977

1 file

Individually annotated

Open

F/a/2/1/6 General Assembly, Southport 1978

1 file

Some individually annotated

Open

F/a/2/1/7 General Assembly, London 1979

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/8 General Assembly, Sheffield 1980

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/9 Unifying Assembly, Birmingham 1981

1 file Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/10 General Assembly, Bristol 1982

1 file

318

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/11 General Assembly, Brighton 1983

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/12 General Assembly, Newcastle 1984

1 file

Some individually annotated and includes index of photographs Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/13 General Assembly, Crowstone 1985

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/14 General Assembly, Blackpool 1986

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and slides

Open

F/a/2/1/15 General Assembly, Cardiff 1987

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs, negatives and contact sheets

319

Open

F/a/2/1/16 General Assembly, Southport 1988

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/17 General Assembly, York 1989

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/18 General Assembly, Wolverhampton 1990

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/19 General Assembly, Torquay 1991

1 file

Many individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/20 General Assembly, Portsmouth 1993

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

320

F/a/2/1/21 General Assembly, Lancashire 1994

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/22 General Assembly, York 1996

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/23 General Assembly, Portsmouth 1997

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/24 General Assembly, Nottingham 1998

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/25 General Assembly, Southport 1999

2 files

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/26 Uniting Assembly, London 2000

1 file 321

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/27 General Assembly, Glamorgan 2004

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/28 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/29 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/30 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/31 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open 322

F/a/2/1/32 General Assembly n.d.

1 file Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/33 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/34 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/1/36 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/38 General Assembly n.d.

1 file Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/39 General Assembly n.d.

1 file Not individually annotated Photographs

323

Open

F/a/2/1/40 Mission Council n.d.

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/1/41 General Assembly n.d.

1 file

Many individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2 Portraits and URC people 1960s-1999

67 files

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/1 John Reardon, URC Moderator 1995-1996 1995

1 file

Photographs

Includes press release and new articles on the appointment of Reardon as Moderator

F/a/2/2/2 ‘Portraits K’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/4 ‘Portraits J’ 1970s- 1980s 324

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/5 ‘Portraits I’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/6 ‘Portraits G’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/7 ‘Portraits F’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/8 ‘Portraits C’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/9 ‘Portraits D’ 1980s- 1990s 1 file

325

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/10 ‘Portraits S’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/11 ‘Portraits V’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/12 ‘Portraits N’ 1960s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/13 ‘Portraits L’ 1960s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/14 ‘Portraits O’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs 326

Open

F/a/2/2/15 ‘Portraits Y-Z’ 1970s

1 file Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/16 ‘Portraits Q’ 1970s

Individually annotated

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/17 ‘Portraits P’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/18 ‘Portraits R’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/19 ‘Portraits E’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/20 Wilma Frew, General Assembly Moderator 1998-1999 1998

327

1 file

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/2/21 ‘Portraits A’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/22 ‘Portraits T’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/23 ‘Portraits W’ 1960s- 1990s 1 file Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/24 ‘Portraits B’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/25 ‘Portraits H’ 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Individually annotated Photographs 328

Open

F/a/2/2/26 Ruth Clarke, Assembly Moderator, 1992-1992, and Raymond Clarke 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/2/27 Anthony Burnham, General Secretary 1992- 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/2/28 Edmund Banyard 1980s

1 file

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/2/29 Philip Morgan 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/30 Clem Franks 1980s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/31 David Marsden 1980s

1 file

Photographs 329

Open

F/a/2/2/32 Peter McIntosh, director of the Windermere Centre, Assembly 1980s- Moderator, 1999-2000 1990s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/33 Lesslie Newbigin 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/34 Jack McKelvey 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/36 Robert Latham 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/37 Donald Hilton 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/38 Olwi Russell, manager Tavistock Bookshop 1970s

1 file

330

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/39 Geoffrey Roper 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/40 Meachin Chas 1970s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/41 Derek Baker 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/42 John Reardon 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/43 Bernard Thorogood 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/44 Alasdair Walker 1970s- 1980s 1 file 331

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/45 Malcolm Hanson 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/46 Norman Birnie, Assembly Moderator 1979

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/47 Martin Hazell 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/48 Kenneth Slack 1960s- 1970s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/49 Janet Sowerbutts 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/50 David Cornick 1990s

1 file 332

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/51 George Caird 1970s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/52 Martin Cressey 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/53 Bernard Collins 1970s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/54 Cyril Franks 1980s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/55 Keith Forecast 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/56 JA Figures 1970s

1 file 333

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/57 Noble Samuel Walthamstow, Asian Fellowship 1999

1 file

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/2/58 Liz Byrnes, Yardley Hastings 1999

1 file

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/2/61 Jean Black, Continuing Ministerial Education 1990s

1 file

Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/62 URC moderators 1973

1 file

Annotated Contact sheet

Open

F/a/2/2/63 Ministers 1960s

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

334

F/a/2/2/63 Graham Cook, Mersey Moderator 1980s- 1990s 1 file

Open

F/a/2/2/64 David Helyar 1988-1989

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/65 John Huxtable 1973

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/2/66 Rev FW Bell n.d.

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/2/67 Ernest Todd 1973

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/2/68 Peter Chesney 1976

1 file

Individually annotated 335

Photograph

Open

F/a/2/2/69 Rev A E Gould c.1970s

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/2/70 Fred Brooman, URC treasurer 1979

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/2/71 Anthony A Beeko 1984

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/3 Local churches and local church activities 1960s- 1990s 11 files

Open

F/a/2/3/1 URC church buildings 1970s- 1990s 1 file

Many individually annotated Photographs

Open

336

F/a/2/3/6 ‘Local churches activities’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Including Balham, Bromley, Romford, Hammersmith, Brockley Most individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/3/7 St Andrew's Balham 1980s

1 file

Most individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/3/8 Bromley-by-Bow Community Centre 1980s

1 file

Most individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/3/9 Heaton Way Church 1980s

1 file

Most individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/3/10 Shalom URC Church, London 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

337

F/a/2/3/11 Waddington Street URC 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/3/13 ‘Bromley by Bow opening’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/3/15 Windermere URC 1985

1 file

Not individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/3/16 Thamesmead 1975

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/4 Miscellaneous 1956-2002

23 files

Open

F/a/2/4/2 ‘ARK 2’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated 338

Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/3 ‘Army chaplaincy’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/4 Anthony Burnham's induction as FCC Moderator 1999

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/5 ‘Stephen Brown EN1’ 1999

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/7 RAF chaplaincy 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/8 ‘Women make the running’ 1995

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

339

Open

F/a/2/4/9 ‘Windrush Sunday interviews’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/12 ‘General secretaries and Westminster confession’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/13 ‘URC Chaplains’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/15 Community Project Award 1999

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/4/16 Community Project award ceremony 2002 2002

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

340

F/a/2/4/24 ‘Laying of Foundation Stone of Church House’ 1956

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/4/25 Rev Martin Cressey meeting with Pope John Paul II 1983

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/26 Bishop Lesslie Newbigin and Archbishop Desmond Tutu 1989

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/27 Boris Anderson with visitors from the German Churches 1980s

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/28 Bernard Thorogood, General Secretary, with George Carey 1980s

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/29 Photographs taken before the establishment of the URC 1960s- 1970s 341

1 file

Many from Congregational Monthly Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/30 Ruth Clarke, URC Moderator, and Kathleen Richardson, President of 1990s the Methodist Conference

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/31 Arthur Macarthur, Moderator of Recruits, Woolwich 1975

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/4/32 Bernard Thorogood at a ship commissioning 1988

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/33 Meeting of URC and Methodist leaders 1993

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/4/35 Miscellaneous events involving URC ministers 1970s- 1980s 342

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/5 Youth and children 1960s-1999

10 files

Certain restrictions apply and are noted at item level

F/a/2/5/1 Chesham Pilots at Church House 1999

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

This file is closed until 2014

F/a/2/5/2 Fury Assembly 1997

1 file Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/5/3 ‘URC Jamaica, Guyana, Cayman Island exchange’ Early 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/5/4 Karen Bulley Pilots 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open 343

F/a/2/5/6 Master Pilot Derek Gardiner 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/5/8 ‘Reign dance’ 1997

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/5/9 ‘Connect 1995, Newcastle’ 1995

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/5/10 FURY TGI event’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/5/11 FURY, Pilots, young people and uniformed organisations, Yardley 1960s- Hastings miscellaneous pictures 1990s

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

344

F/a/2/5/12 Schools and young people miscellaneous pictures 1960s- 1990s 1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6 General URC activities 1970s-2000

23 files

Open

F/a/2/6/1 Holy Land Pilgrimage 2000

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/2 ‘Training including ministers’ 1988-1993

1 file

Mainly images of Mansfield event, 1993 Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/3 ‘Resolution 18 groups’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/4 ‘Provincial days/ District days’ 1970s- 1980s 1 file

345

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/5 ‘Racial conference’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/7 ‘Millennium service St Paul's Cathedral’ 1999/2000

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/9 Arthur Rank Centre 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/10 ‘Visit of Gerald Granelldofo to URC’ Yardley Hastings 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives Open

F/a/2/6/11 Yardley Hastings c.1997

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

346

Open

F/a/2/6/12 ‘URC goods and Church House’ c.1997

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/14 ‘Visit of J.E.K. Aggrey-Orleans, Ghanaian high commissioner’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/15 ‘Jim Wallis and URC's parliamentary tea’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/17 ‘Window on the World event’ 1990s

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/19 ‘Resolution 18 Core Group’ 1998

1 file

Not individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

347

F/a/2/6/20 ‘Launch of rural report URC’ 1997

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs and negatives

Open

F/a/2/6/22 ‘Training team’ 1990s

1 file

Some individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/23 Church House memorial service 1995

1 file

Service to commemorate the destruction of Church House in 1945 Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/24 National Youth Resource Centre, Yardley Hastings events 1985 & 1992

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/26 In GEAR event at Southport 1980

1 file Individually annotated Photographs

Open

348

F/a/2/6/27 CUS/ URC negotiating team, Edinburgh 1987

1 file

Individually annotated Photographs

Open

F/a/2/6/28 Moderators’ meeting 1973

1 file

Not individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/6/29 Launch of Rejoice and Sing 1991

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/a/2/6/30 Press conference at the City Temple to mark the foundation of the 1972 URC

1 file

Individually annotated Photograph

Open

F/b Other 1982-1984

1 file

Open

F/b/1 Working papers on URC logo 1982-1984

1 file

349

Open

F/c URC Manual 1973-2004

2 files

The URC Manual contains information about the URC such as its foundation documents; Assembly guidance; information on how the Assembly works and its policies; information on ministerial training policy and procedures; information for local churches much of which is of a legal nature; and information on the ministerial disciplinary process.

Copies of the URC Manuel can be found in the Congregational Library.

Open

F/c/1 Working papers and correspondence 1990-2004

1 file

Open

F/c/1/1 Working papers and correspondence 1990-2004

1 file

Open

F/d Reformed Quarterly

1 file

Open

F/d/1 Reformed Quarterly: papers in the reformed tradition Spring 1990- 1 file Winter 1994/1995 Vol.1 no.3 – vol.2 no.3 Published for the URC by the Windermere Centre

Open

F/e URC Hymnbook 1979-1989

350

14 files

Some copies of the hymnbook can be found at Westminster College Cambridge

Open

F/e/1 Working papers and correspondence 1979-1989

8 files

Open

F/e/1/1 Hymnbook Committee working papers and correspondence 1984-1986

1 file

Open

F/e/1/2 Hymnbook Committee letters received in response to a list of 1987-1988 proposed hymns printed in Reform

5 files

Open

F/e/1/3 Correspondence about hymns suggested for the hymnbook 1979-1983

1 file

Includes hymns and music

Open

F/e/1/4 Hymnbook Committee working papers and correspondence 1986-1989

1 file

Including correspondence about proposed inclusions and exclusions in the hymnbook Open

F/e/2 Committee minutes and papers 1984-1989

6 files

Open 351

F/e/2/1 Hymnbook Editorial Committee minutes (signed), agendas and papers Jul 1986-Jul 1989 3 files

Open

F/e/2/2 Words Subcommittee minutes Sept 1987- Mar 1988 1 file

Open

F/e/2/3 Tunes Subcommittee minutes (signed) Sept 1987- May 1989 1 file

Open

F/e/2/4 Hymnody Group minutes Jul 1984- Jan 1986 1 file

Open

F/f URC Prayer Handbook 1983-2006

1 file

A complete set of Prayer Handbooks can be found at Westminster College Cambridge

Open

F/f/1 Prayer Handbook Committee minutes (signed) Nov 1983- Nov 2006 1 file

Open

F/h URC leaflets and booklets 1976-2000

16 files

Many URC leaflets and booklets can be found throughout the other sections of this catalogue.

352

Open

F/h/1 Stewardship 1978-1994

1 file

Includes: “Christian Stewardship & Proportionate Giving,” 1994 “Christian Stewardship: why and how?” c.1980s “Christian giving,” 1983 “Christian Stewardship” pack, 1978

Open

F/h/2 Church membership 1976-1990s

1 file

Includes: “Towards Renewed Confidence within the Church and its Members,” 1981 “Talking about Church Membership,” 1976 & 1989 Being a Member of the United Reformed Church, Roger Tomes, 1980 & 1985 “A Church Member” “An invitation to membership of the URC have you ever thought?” “Members together: church membership material,” 1990s “Setting out” set of leaflets, 1985 “What do we mean when we talk of … ?” c.1980s “On the way,” 1980s “Belonging to the Church: a church membership course”

Open

F/h/3 What is the URC 1976-1986

1 file

Includes: Tell me about the URC, John Taylor 1976, 1981 & 1986 URC was ist das?, John Taylor, 1980 & 1981 “What is the URC?” 3 versions, 1980s “Was ist das, die Vereinigte Reformierte Kirche?” 1984 “The URC qu’on peut traduire Eglise Reformee Unie,” 1986

French, German and English

353

Open

F/h/4 Mission 1982-1995

1 file

Includes: “Face to Face: personal encounters” leaflets “Mission then and now: 1795-1995,” R J McKelvey, 1995 “Good news to the poor: new enterprise in mission for the URC,” 1982

Open

F/h/5 Mission strategy for the URC c.2000

1 file

Growing Up: a mission strategy for the United Reformed Church and All change: Bible study with prayer for the mission of the URC

Open

F/h/6 Schools n.d.

1 file “Five schools and our churches” “Five schools and the URC”

Open

F/h/7 “A leaflet to help local churches celebrate 25 years of the URC” 1997

1 file

Open

F/h/8 Retired minsters housing 1990s

1 file “Housing in retirement for ministers and spouses: some questions answered” “Retired Ministers’ Housing needs your help”

Open

F/h/9 “Seeking the truth about ourselves” 1981

354

1 file

Open

F/h/10 “The next steps for Churches Together in Pilgrimage: key points in 1990s summary,” Bernard Thorogood

1 file

Open

F/h/11 “Leadership in the church: a study guide to encourage discussion of n.d. the Leadership Report brought to the 1986 Assembly”

1 file

Open

F/h/12 “Sermon at the service of commemoration of twenty years 23 Sept Communion of Table and Pulpit with the then Congregational Union of 1978 England and Wales and the present United Reformed Church in England and Wales, held at the City Temple, London”

1 file

Open

F/h/13 “District council visits to churches” 1990s

1 file

Open

F/h/14 Grow Up: a tract for the United Reformed Church 1997

1 file

Open

F/h/15 Let’s discover the United Reformed Church: a resource for schools 1997 and churches

1 file

Open

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Appendix 1: General Assembly dates and locations

Year Location Dates 1972 London 5 Oct 1973 London 7-11 May 1974 Nottingham 6-10 May 1975 London 5-9 May 1976 London 3-6 May 1977 Birmingham 2-5 May 1978 Southport 8-11 May 1979 London 9-11 May 1980 Sheffield 6-9 May 1981 Bournemouth 27 Apr-1 May 1982 Bristol 17-21 May 1983 Brighton 23-27 May 1984 Newcastle 30 Apr-4 May 1985 Crowstone 29 Apr-3 May 1986 Blackpool 6-9 May 1987 Cardiff 11-15 May 1988 Southport 9-13 May 1989 York 1-4 July 1990 Wolverhampton 14-18 May 1991 Torquay Apr 29-3 May 1992 York 4-7 July 1993 Portsmouth 5-9 July 1994 Lancaster 7-11 July 1995 Eastbourne 3-7 July 1996 York 6-9 July 1997 Portsmouth 7-11 July 1998 Nottingham 11-14 Nov 1999 Southport 5-9 July 2000 London 1-4 July 2001 York 16-19 July 2002 St Andrews 4-8 July 2003 Portsmouth 5-8 July 2004 Glamorgan 3-6 July 2005 Warwick 2-5 July 2006 Exeter 7-10 July 2007 Manchester 7-10 July 2008 Edinburgh 11-14 July 2010 Loughborough 2-5 July

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Appendix 2: Uniting Assemblies

Year Location 1972 London 1981 Birmingham 2000 Edinburgh

Appendix 3: General Secretaries and Deputy General Secretaries

General Secretaries

Name Years Revd John Huxtable 1972-1974 Revd Arthur Macarthur 1972-1980 Revd Bernard Thorogood 1980-1992 Revd Anthony Burnham c.1992-2001 Revd David Cornick 2002-2007 Interregnum 2007-2008 Rev Roberta Rominger 2008-

Deputy General Secretaries

Name Years Revd Boris Anderson 1981-1983 Revd John Reardon 1984-1990 Revd Michael Dunford 1991 Revd Terry Oakley 1992-1995 Revd John Waller 1995-2002 Rev Ray Adams 2003-2008 Rev Richard Mortimer 2009-

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Appendix 4: General Assembly Moderators

Name Year Rt Revd Dr John Huxtable 1972-1973 Rt Revd Dr Ken Slack 1973-1974 Rt Revd Arthur MacArthur 1974-1975 Rt Revd Principal Dr George B Caird 1975-1976 Rt Revd R J Hall 1976-1977 Rt Revd J E Young 1977-1978 Rt Revd Bishop Dr Lesslie Newbigin 1978-1979 Rt Revd Dr Robert O Latham 1979-1980 Rt Revd John Johansen-Berg 1980-1981 Rt Revd Principal Martin Cressey 1981-1982 Mrs Rosalind Goodfellow 1982-1983 Rt Revd A J G Walker 1983-1984 Rt Revd Dr Philip Morgan 1984-1985 Rt Revd David H Dale 1985-1986 Raymond Arthur Heritage 1986-1987 Rt Revd Cyril Franks 1987-1988 Rt Revd E Banyard 1988-1989 Rt Revd C K Forecast 1989-1990 Revd Graham Cook 1990-1991 Revd Malcolm Hanson 1991-1992 Mrs Ruth Clarke 1992-1993 Revd Donald Hilton 1993-1994 Revd Dr Robert McKelvey 1994-1995 Revd John Reardon 1995-1996 Dr David Thompson 1996-1997 Revd David Jenkins 1997-1998 Mrs Wilma Frew 1998-1999 Revd Peter McIntosh 1999-2000 Revd William Mahood 2000-2001 Revd Elizabeth Welch 2001-2002 Revd John Waller 2002-2003 Revd D Alasdair Pratt 2003-2004 Revd Shelia Maxey 2004-2005 Revd Dr David Peel 2005-2006 Revd Elizabeth Caswell 2006-2007 Revd Prof Stephen Orchard 2007-2008 Revd John Marsh 2008-2010 Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe and Val Morrison 2010-2012